Gothenburg English Studio Theatre Explained

Gothenburg English Studio Theatre
Headquarters:	Gothenburg, Sweden
Founder:	Kristina Brändén Whitaker Gary Whitaker
Key People:	Kristina Brändén Whitaker (artistic director) Gary Whitaker (artistic director)

The Gothenburg English Studio Theatre (GEST) is a professional English-language theatre company in Gothenburg, Sweden.

Overview

The GEST was created in 2005 by Swedish actress Kristina Brändén Whitaker and English actor Gary Whitaker, a married couple who previously lived and worked in London, where they worked in theatre; they also write and direct with the GEST. The company has been headquartered in Gothenburg's Majorna district since 2012.^[1] It works with actors and directors from Sweden and Britain to stage English-language productions,^[2] and is currently the only one of its kind in west Sweden.^[3] It is a non-profit theatre working both in Sweden and abroad.^[4]

In 2010, the GEST participated in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and was awarded the Fringe Review Award for Outstanding Theatre for its production of Kristina's play Expectations.^{[5] [6]} In 2015, Scenkonstgalan awarded the GEST with the Årets Katharsis prize for its production of Nick Payne's play Constellations.^[7] In 2020, the GEST established its Creative Learning Department, which collaborates with schools, colleges, and universities by leading workshops and after-show discussions.^[8]

Productions

• After Miss Julie (2006) by Patrick Marber
• The Collector (2007) by Mark Healy
• After the End (2008) by Dennis Kelly
• Stones in His Pockets (2009) by Marie Jones
• Contractions (2010) by Mike Bartlett^[9]
• Cock (2010) by Mike Bartlett
• This Wide Night (2011) by Chloë Moss
• My Romantic History (2011) by D. C. Jackson
• Expectations (2012) by Kristina Brändén Whitaker^[10]
• Fly Me to the Moon (2012) by Marie Jones
• Foxfinder (2013) by Dawn King
• The Woman in Black (2013) by Stephen Mallatratt and Susan Hill
• Belongings (2014) by Morgan Lloyd Malcolm
• Grounded (2014) by George Brant^[11]
• Constellations / One Day When We Were Young (2015) by Nick Payne
• Yen (2015) by Anna Jordan^[12]
• The Events (2016) by David Greig^[13]
• These Halcyon Days (2016) by Deirdre Kinahan^[14]
• Woody Allen(ish) (2016) by Simon Schatzberger^[15]
• Offline (2016) by Kristina Brändén Whitaker, Elizabeth Neale, and James Hogg^[16]
• Broken Biscuits (2017) by Tom Wells^[17]
• Pope Head: The Secret Life of Francis Bacon (2017) by Garry Roost^[18]

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Gothenburg English Studio Theatre, GEST | Scenkonstportalen.
2. News: GEST - Gothenburg English Studio Theatre -. 2016-02-15. Nordophile. 2017-05-02. en-GB. 2017-07-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20170701192945/http://nordophile.com/nordic-films-tv/2016/02/gest-gothenburg-english-studio-theatre/. dead.
3. Web site: » GEST – Gothenburg English Studio Theatre — Kulturpunkten. kulturpunkten.nu. sv-SE. 2017-05-02.
4. Web site: GEST teater på Chapmans torg | the Events av David Grieg. 12 April 2016.
5. Web site: Gothenburg English Speaking Theatre at the SwedenAbroad. www.swedenabroad.com. en-GB. 2017-05-02.
6. News: Expectations. 2010-08-06. FringeReview. 2017-05-15. en-GB.
7. News: Gatstenarna gick till... - Scenkonstguiden. Scenkonstguiden. 2017-05-02. sv-SE. https://web.archive.org/web/20181218011059/http://scenkonstguiden.se/event-2/scenkonstgalan-2015/gatstenarna-gick-till/. 2018-12-18. dead.
8. http://www.teatercentrum.se/utveckla-engelskan-med-gest/{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
9. Web site: Nyhetsbrev vecka 17-18 2010. www5.goteborg.se. 2017-05-03.
10. News: Expectations. WhatsOnStage.com. 2017-05-03.
11. Web site: Gate Theatre — What's On. UnderwaterPistol.com. www.gatetheatre.co.uk. 2017-05-05.
12. Web site: Premiär: Yen – Gothenburg English Studio Theatre Teatercentrum. www.teatercentrum.se. sv-SE. 2017-05-03. 2017-04-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20170413081003/http://www.teatercentrum.se/premiar-yen-gothenburg-english-studio-theatre/. dead.
13. News: The Events. Kulturhuset Stadsteatern. 2017-05-03.
14. Web site: » These Halcyon Days — Kulturpunkten. kulturpunkten.nu. sv-SE. 2017-05-03.
15. Web site: Woody Allen(ish) Köp biljetter www.biljettforum.se. www.biljettforum.se. sv. 2017-05-05.
16. Web site: Offline - Gothenburg English Studio Theatre - Kulturterminen - för barn och unga. Kaivola. Ida. kulturterminen.se. sv-se. 2017-05-02.
17. Web site: Broken Biscuits - GEST (Gothenburg English Studio Theatre) - Kulturterminen - för barn och unga. Kaivola. Ida. kulturterminen.se. sv-se. 2017-05-03.
18. Web site: » Pope Head: The Secret Life of Francis Bacon — Kulturpunkten. kulturpunkten.nu. sv-SE. 2017-05-05.