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February 2010 Gustaf Skarsgård, who is currently doing Hamlet at Stockholm’s theater, posing here as a fine hat. That he did not take off, he claimed that he had “a bad hair day”. In the background is me who has just interviewed him and sulked. Photo: Cornelia Nordstrom Gustaf Skarsgård, you turn 30 this year. [...]

Gustaf was the winner of the 2007 Shooting Star Award. Presented at the Berlin Film Festival, the program promotes young European acting talent and European film in general. Mats Weman for Swedish Film Magazine did and interview with Gustaf before he headed to Berlin to promote Förortsungar (Kidz in da Hood) and accept his award. [...]

January 2010 Hamlet was of course a Dane, not a Swede, but right now there’s a new Swedish Hamlet playing at Stockholm’s Stadsteatern, and that warrants a closer look at the melancholy prince. “I’ve always wanted to play Hamlet, ever since I studied at Scenskolan (Swedish National Academy of Mime and Acting),” says Gustaf Skarsgård, [...]

January 2010 Gustaf and Director Katrine Wiedemann in a conversation about Hamlet Gustaf on Hamlet – SVT Play

December 2009 Here’s google translated version of some questions he answered from fans.. Chat with the actor Gustaf Skarsgård The actor Gustaf Skarsgård, up to date as Hamlet at the Stockholm City Theater, chatted with visitors about career and personal preferences. Veronca Tiger E: What you do, you do so well that you are the [...]

December 2009 Gustaf makes a radio appearance on Nordegren on P1 on Sweden’s Sveriges Radio Thursday December 9th with Hamlet director Katrine Wiedemann. Listen to the interview here! Also, I’m going to make a request to any of the Swedish fans who visit the blog and wouldn’t mind typing out an English transcript for this [...]

December 2009 From the Press Conference December 1st. The story is told as it is written, with an emotional, young Hamlet who can not function in this world. Is he mad? Gustaf Skarsgård takes the floor. – It can be crazy and still be right. Asked whether it is a classic Hamlet makes him counter [...]

December 2009 Photo by Paul Hansen Stockholm Stadsteatern held a Press conference December 1st to talk about New Years Eve’s premiere of Hamlet and the Theatres 50th Anniversary in 2010. Stadsteatern commemorative set of “Hamlet” directed by Danish Katrine Wiedemann. She speaks of “Hamlet” as a play which is often perceived as extremely well but [...]

November 2009

November 2009 TO LIVE OFF THE FAT OF THE LAND The first time Gustaf Skarsgård read the script for Hamlet, he thought: This role I have to do! On New Year’s Eve, it is finally time, and Gustaf know exactly how he will deliver the Danish prince’s most famous phrase: “To be or not to [...]