Theater Soup: Nanny

Nanny is waiting for a decision that will affect her entire future.

She has been locked up, against her will, because of the book she has published, which now threatens to destroy the rest of her life. Her dream and life's work are in danger of being shattered - but she still has a chance for redemption.

Nanny Palmkvist was born on August 18, 1862, outside Svalöv. She trained as a primary school teacher, which would become her profession for three decades, while in her spare time she wrote novels, political writings and humorous articles. She helped start up a dozen associations and activities in Helsingborg, where she also ran the boarding house and reading room Tysta Marie.

During the performance, the audience will follow Nanny's life, her fight for women's and children's rights to education and to be able to make their voices heard, as well as her work for the reformation of schools and society. Frida Bergh portrays Nanny's stubborn struggle to implement changes that would have been unthinkable for an ordinary farm girl from the turn of the last century. Towards the end of her life, she pays a high price for her uncompromising pursuit. In the loneliest of moments, she must come to terms with herself about which path she will ultimately choose.

Actress and musical artist Frida Bergh is known from, among other things, Kristina från Duvemåla, Nästen inget on SVT and from a number of roles at, among others, Uppsala City Theatre, Riksteatern and Chinateatern.

Director and screenwriter Annika Kofoed is a permanent actress at Helsingborg City Theatre but has directed major performances, often with musical elements, for the past 10 years.