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The Pelican is a musical reinterpretation of Strindberg's classic chamber play from 1907. A creepy piece about the worst thing you can imagine: a mother who would rather drink champagne, go out dancing and seduce younger men than take care of her children. In short: a mother who does not love her children. Huh! In addition to taking aim at Strindberg's drama, the performance has been inspired by the painful, contemporary conversation about parenthood. 

The Pelican

Storsjö Theatre, Östersund

Everyday luxury at the beginning of the week when we are offered a melancholic circus, terrible parenting, a crime film in Rio and Edith Piaf's 110th birthday. Enjoy!

A mother who neglects her children, who devours both champagne and younger men - hu! Is there anything creepier? The musical reinterpretation of Strindberg's The Pelican takes aim at the classic chamber play and at the same time winks at our own time. Has a generation ever been so preoccupied with the quality of parenthood, so divided about it or so plagued by a bad conscience?

A powerful and darkly humorous musical theatre by Dag Thelander and Per Wickström , who are behind the critically acclaimed musicals The Magician from Chicago , The History of Madness and The Railway .

Actor

Lidia Bäck

Events

Upcoming events

9 - 10 Mar, 2026

Lunch and dinner theater: Pelikanen · Riksteatern

Past events

Mar 6, 2026

The Pelican · Riksteatern

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