Martina Montelius

Martina Montelius

Martina Montelius (2013)
Born 19 July 1975
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupation Author

Martina Montelius (born 19 July 1975) is a Swedish author, director and playwright. She has written several plays, has had a book published and also worked as an artistic director.

Career

Montelius grew up in Täby, Sweden and went to school at the Eriksdalsschool.[1] During her teenage years, she worked at a library at Medborgarplatsen and later worked for the Dramaten and Teater Plaza.[2][3] At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director Thorsten Flinck.[4] She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work.[4]

In 2000, she made her debut as a playwright with the play Usch, nu blev jag lite mulen, and has since written fifteen more plays.[5] In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother.[1] In November 2013 she had her first book published, Främlingsleguanen, which was published by Bokförlaget Atlas.[6]

In popular culture

In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on På spåret at SVT along with Dominika Peczynski.[3] She hosted her own episode of the popular Swedish talk radio show Sommar i P1 in summer 2014. Her episode was broadcast live while most Sommar i P1 episodes are pre-recorded and then aired.[7] Her episode was reviewed by Svenska Dagbladet, who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".[7][8]

Personal life

Montelius is the daughter of author Kristina Lugn.[9] She has three children with her husband. Montelius has said that she grew up in an artistic family and that she herself now is looking for the regular family life.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ger fingret åt det fina". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Odramatiskt i Vällingby - Bostad - SvD". Retrieved 2 September 2014. Does not display on Chrome browser.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dominika Peczyski & Martina Montelius". Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Favoritpar och nypåstigna tävlade i På spåret". svt.se. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Martina Montelius". sverigesradio.se. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "En hemsk och ljuvlig debutroman". svd.se. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ett yvigt kontrollerat vansinne". svd.se. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Berättarglädje som slår fartrekord - Nyheter - Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ingen är som mamma". sydsvenskan.se. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Martina Montelius: "Det krävs så lite för att sticka ut"". dn.se. Retrieved 6 September 2014.

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