Are you Turteatern’s new Artistic Director?
On 31 December 2026, our current Artistic Director, Marie Nikzam Bakken, will conclude her tenure. The search for a successor to one of Sweden’s most progressive stages has now begun.
Since 1970, Turteatern has offered theatre in Stockholm and across Sweden defined by courage, audacity, and individuality. We are now looking for an Artistic Director – or alternatively a duo or group – who wants to carry this legacy forward. We are seeking someone with a strong artistic drive, a clear aesthetic, and a well-developed practice, who is unafraid to challenge conventional Swedish theatre, its norms, and what is considered “good taste.” You or your group should be ready to take up the theatre’s shimmering and shameless mantle into the future – and to get things wrong in all the right ways.
WE ARE LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO:
- Has an active and prominent artistic practice.
- Ideally holds a degree from one of Sweden’s art schools or possesses equivalent professional experience.
- Demonstrates strong leadership skills, has a solid understanding of finance and budgeting, and experience with grant applications.
- Lives in, or is willing to relocate to, Stockholm.
Applications open on March 16th, and further practical information about the recruitment process will be available.
Stay tuned!
Teatern Utan Reaktionärer works to produce experimental, boundary-pushing, and politically engaged theatre for children, young people, and adults. We aim to be a theatre without conventional limits, blending high and low culture, guided by our strongest principles: joy, courage, and affectionate irreverence. Turteatern is based in Kärrtorp, south of Stockholm. We have a large stage, a small stage, and a foyer stage. In addition to our own productions, we host national and international guest performances and offer our premises for residencies. Turteatern’s permanent staff consists of a Managing Director, Artistic Director, Communications Manager, Technical Coordinator, and Technician.
Turteatern has staged productions including Utvandrarna 1.0, Och helvetet är bara en bastu, Hundratals barn i vild kamp, the comic theatre Nibelungens Ring 2.0, Det sista Eposet, Äldreomsorgen i övre Kågedalen, and Den svenska apans hundra röda drömmar.