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Gothenburg Opera to present an updated Chess på Svenska

by on 09 Mar, 2012 in CHESS News

Billed as “an updated version of the national treasure CHESS in Swedish”, director Mira Bartov is putting another spin on CHESS. And this time ‘CHESS på Svenska’ no less. In Gothenburg.

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BBC’s ‘The Story of Musicals’ features Björn

by on 19 Jan, 2012 in Björn News, CHESS News

Björn talks about CHESS and Mamma Mia! in the BBC series ‘The Story of Musicals’ currently airing. The series traces the evolution of musicals from their early beginnings right up to the present day. Episode 2 features many of the 1980s blockbusters like Les Misèrables, Cats and Phantom of the Opera and also features a segment on CHESS which includes interviews with Björn, Sir Tim Rice and Elaine Paige.

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Benny Andersson appears on ‘Året var 1962′

by on 06 Jan, 2012 in Benny News, CHESS News

Benny appeared on the Swedish TV programme Året var 1962(The year was 1962) which was broadcast on 1 January, 2012. It’s a review of the year 1962 with excerpts from the SVT archives and newly filmed comments from those who were there at the time.

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UK CHESS Tour opens in Toronto, Canada on 28 September

UK CHESS Tour opens in Toronto, Canada on 28 September

by on 20 Aug, 2011 in CHESS News

The Toronto outing of Craig Revel Horwood’s actor-musician production of Benny, Björn and Tim Rice’s CHESS, which succesfully toured the UK in Winter 2010/2011 is due to open on 28 September (after four nights of previews). The musical by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Tim Rice originally opened in London in 1986 and ran for nearly [...]

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Benny Andersson checks out UK CHESS Tour

by on 12 Apr, 2011 in Benny News, CHESS News

As first mentioned in a tweet by the UK CHESS tour’s Anatoly Sergievsky (played by Daniel Koek), Benny caught the very last UK performance of CHESS last Saturday (9 April) at Glasgow’s Kings Theatre. His appearance at the theatre has even made the Scottish press.

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ABBA UK TV roundup

by on 05 Apr, 2011 in ABBA News, Benny News, Björn News, CHESS News, Mamma Mia! Movie News

I Know Him So Well for Comic Relief, ABBA on BBC Four’s Top of the Pops retrospective and the first showing for Mamma Mia! on UK network TV.

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CHESS Tour wins Best Regional Production

CHESS Tour wins Best Regional Production

by on 20 Feb, 2011 in CHESS News

Congratulations to Craig Revel Horwood and all the cast and crew of the UK CHESS Tour which has won Best Regional Production at tonight’s What’s On Stage awards. Hopefully this bodes really well for a West End transfer! It’s significant that CHESS was the only touring show nominated, whilst the others (Hamlet – at Sheffield [...]

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Chess Tour to go to Toronto prior to possible West End transfer

Chess Tour to go to Toronto prior to possible West End transfer

by on 08 Feb, 2011 in CHESS News

Craig Revel Horwood’s exciting production of Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus’ CHESS will go to the Princess of Wales Theatre, Toronto in September/October 2011.

The show is currently touring the UK, after which the show moves to Italy, where it currently completes its run. Rumours of the show moving to London’s West End remain just that for now, whilst the producers look for a suitable theatre.

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