What Angereds Teater does

Angereds Teater is a non-profit association (Föreningen Angereds Teater) founded in 1978 and operating independently since its 1996 separation from Göteborgs Stadsteater. It is a single-venue contemporary theatre located in Kulturhuset Blå Stället in Angered, Gothenburg, Sweden, with a small core staff of 17 supplemented by freelance creative workers. The theatre produces original Swedish and international dramas — most of them world or Swedish premieres — grounded in documentary-based dramaturgy built from interviews with residents of the local community and other real-world sources. Its productions span children, youth, and adult audiences, and combine physical theatre, circus, dance, multimedia projections, and live music composition.

The business model is built on three revenue streams: (1) municipal funding from Göteborgs kommun as the primary subsidy, supplemented by project co-financing from Kulturnämnden in Västra Götalandsregionen; (2) ticket sales through public box office, Kulturpunkten.nu, Ticketmaster/Ticnet, and the KuBo municipal school booking system (free for Gothenburg municipal schools, 55 SEK for independent schools, 100 SEK for schools outside Gothenburg); and (3) a 50 SEK/year individual membership programme (Föreningen Angereds Teater) and 500 SEK annual association memberships. Ancillary operations include the Angereds Teaterskola acting school (in collaboration with Angereds folkhögskola), administration of Barnteaterakademin (since 2008), and participation in the FOLKBILDNING & KULTUR I SAMVERKAN network with 20+ folk high schools.

Strategically, the theatre pursues a coalition-based model with co-productions and partnerships with Backa Teater, Göteborgs Stadsteater, Högskolan för scen och musik, The Freedom Theatre (Palestine), and most prominently Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theatre) for the 2026 production 'Don't look back in Angered'. It also leads or co-leads collaborative initiatives including Frizon Göteborg (artistic freedom, 2022–2026) and the Techformance accessibility project under Västra Götalandsregionen's Arvsfond. Differentiators include a 40+ year archive of original documentary work, deep community entrenchment in the culturally diverse Angered district, and a distinctive emphasis on diversity, accessibility, and psychosocial support frameworks for performers.

Name

Angereds Teater

Legal name

Föreningen Angereds Teater

Website

https://angeredsteater.se

Company type

Private

Founded year

1978

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Angereds Teater is a non-profit contemporary theatre in Gothenburg, Sweden, producing original world-premiere dramas for children, youth, and adults. It is funded primarily by the City of Gothenburg and serves the culturally diverse Angered district through documentary-based productions, an acting school, and educational outreach.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Theatre

NAICS

Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters (711110), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Fringe & Experimental Performing Arts (MPAGABAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Contemporary theatre productions
• Children's theatre performances
• Acting school training
• Documentary-based drama
• School theatre bookings

Headquarters

HQ city

Angered

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Angereds Teater is financed by the City of Gothenburg (Göteborgs kommun). Additional project-based co-financing from Kulturnämnden in Västra Götalandsregionen and other cultural bodies.
2. Ticket Sales: Revenue from public ticket sales (250 SEK/adult, 200 SEK/pensioners/students/unemployed, 40 SEK/children under 18 in Gothenburg, 100 SEK for children outside Gothenburg municipality) and school ticket sales (free for Gothenburg municipal schools, 55 SEK/student for independent schools, 100 SEK/student for schools outside Gothenburg).
3. Membership Fees: Annual membership in 'Angereds Teaters vänner' costs 50 SEK per year for individuals (500 SEK for associations), with benefits including a free ticket to one performance per year. Membership revenue goes entirely to operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Angereds Teater is a non-profit performing arts institution that produces and presents contemporary original theatre productions for children, youth, and adults, with most works being world or Swedish premieres built on documentary-based storytelling. The theatre also offers school performance programmes with accompanying pedagogical materials and operates a full-year professional acting school (Angereds Teaterskola) in collaboration with Angereds folkhögskola. All productions are presented at the Kulturhuset Blå Stället venue in Angered, Gothenburg.

Product overview

Angereds Teater is a single-venue theater company offering live theatrical productions for children, youth, and adults. The company presents original contemporary dramas, many being world or Swedish premieres. Core offerings include mainstage productions (such as 'Don't Look Back in Angered', 'Symaskinen', 'Omelas', 'Voice', 'Vi som ärvde', 'Hemma Hos'), while supplementary services include Angereds Teaterskola (professional actor training program), pedagogical materials for schools, podcasts on theater and social topics, and school booking services. The theater operates primarily as a venue presenting new dramatic works, with productions often based on real stories and contemporary social issues.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Barnteaterakademin (Children's Theatre Academy): Project that stimulates production of new drama for children and youth, developed and managed by Angereds Teater since 2008
• Angereds Teaterskola (Angered Theatre School)
• Folkbildning & Kultur i Samverkan
• Frizon Göteborg

Products and services

• Don't Look Back in Angered A theatre production exploring the experiences of young people from North-East Gothenburg districts (Lövgärdet, Hammarkullen, Bergum, Hjällbo, Gårdsten, Rannebergen, Gunnilse), based on interviews with residents who live, study, or work in the area. Public and school audiences attend for a ticket at the published tiered pricing or free for Gothenburg municipal schools via KuBo.
• Symaskinen A play by Yohannes Frezgi about a paralysed young man dealing with life after being shot, exploring unconditional parenthood and re-examining one's past. Targeted at school and adult audiences with accompanying pedagogical materials and an information film for school preparation.
• Omelas A theatrical work inspired by Ursula K. Le Guin's 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas', set in the Rannebergen district of Angered, exploring utopian societies and their hidden costs.
• Vi som ärvde A documentary-based polyphonic performance exploring exile and migration experiences of children of refugees from Iran who fled to Sweden in the 1980s.
• Voice A comedy about contemporary challenges faced by three young Black women, addressing themes of identity, privileges, and colorism with humor and emotional depth.
• Jag är Betlehem Dawit Isaak A theatrical adaptation of Betlehem Isaak's story about growing up in Sweden without her father Dawit, exploring exile experiences and finding one's identity.
• Hemma Hos A performance about what 'home' means, based on interviews with residents of a housing area in Hjällbo built during Sweden's Million Programme, and part of the Techformance accessibility project exploring technical tools for accessible theatre visits.
• Blås av matchen A play examining both the dreams and dangers of football culture, exploring racism, homophobia, and corruption alongside the sport's potential as a unifying force.
• Våra viktigaste vuxna A performance turning the perspective to children evaluating adults, based on in-depth interviews with children conducted by journalist Ylva Mårtens.
• I en särskilt utsatt situation A play about consent and boundaries, developed from a real court case, exploring sexual boundaries, norms, and expectations on young people.
• Angereds Teaterskola An intensive full-year foundational actor training programme offered in collaboration with Angereds folkhögskola, covering stage and physical performance, text work, and character development. Rehearsal studios at Högaholmsgatan 12-16 in Angered.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nominated for Nöjesguidens Göteborgspris 2023
• +2 more outcomes

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Högskolan för scen och musik, GöteborgminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Collaboration with Högskolan för scen och musik (University of Gothenburg's Academy of Music and Drama) for the production 'Blås av matchen' (2024), where the graduating class of the acting programme made their final production at Angereds Teater.
• Frizon Göteborg (Joint Theatre Initiative)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Frizon Göteborg is an initiative created during the 2022 election year by Backa Teater, Masthuggsteatern, Frihetsteaterns Vänner, Angereds Teater, Göteborgs Dramatiska, and Folkteatern. The initiative aims to highlight artistic work where artistic freedom is restricted. Activities run throughout the 2022-2026 term.
• Västra Götalandsregionen / Techformance ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022'Hemma Hos' was part of Västra Götalandsregionen's Arvsfond project 'Techformance', exploring technical tools and methods for increased accessibility during theatre visits.
• The Freedom Theatre (Palestine)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Theatre collaboration with The Freedom Theatre from Jenin, Palestine. Guest performance 'Return to Palestine' was presented in 2018 at Angereds Teater. The Freedom Theatre was founded in 2006 and uses theatre as a tool for social change and cultural development in occupied Palestine.
• FOLKBILDNING & KULTUR I SAMVERKAN (Multiple Folkhögskolor)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Since autumn 2013, a development project involving Angereds Teater together with folk high schools and other cultural institutions. Partners include Angered folkhögskola, Arbetarrörelsens folkhögskola Göteborg, Arbetarrörelsens folkhögskola Viskadalen, Axevalla folkhögskola, Billströmsska folkhögskolan, Borås folkhögskola, Dalslands folkhögskola, Fristad folkhögskola, Göteborgs folkhögskola, Hellidens folkhögskola, Helsjöns folkhögskola, Hjo folkhögskola, Hjälmareds folkhögskola, Kvinnofolkhögskolan, Ljungskile folkhögskola, Mångkulturella Finska folkhögskolan, Nordiska Folkhögskolan Kungälv, Vara folkhögskola, Vinga folkhögskola, Wendelsbergs folkhögskola. Co-financed by Kulturnämnden in Västra Götalandsregionen.
• Circus Debre Berhan (Ethiopia)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013International collaboration with Ethiopian circus group Circus Debre Berhan for the production 'Cargo' (2013), a circus performance combining Ethiopian and Swedish artists without many words but with movement, music, dance, and acrobatics.
• Barnteaterakademin (Children's Theatre Academy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Angereds Teater has been the main administrator (huvudman) for Barnteaterakademin since 2008. The project stimulates production of new drama for children and youth, develops children's theatre, and increases the supply and quality of children's drama. Operated by a project leader and a steering group of representatives from children's theatres in Gothenburg and Västra Götalandsregionen. Funded by Göteborgs Stads kulturnämnd.
• Göteborgs Stadsteater / Backa TeatercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnerships with Göteborgs Stadsteater and Backa Teater on several productions including 'Våra viktigaste vuxna' (2020/2022) and 'Vi som ärvde' (2023). These co-productions allow sharing of resources, ensemble members, and artistic direction between the institutions.
• Angereds folkhögskolacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAngereds Teaterskola is conducted in collaboration with Angereds folkhögskola. The acting school is a full-year programme offering intensive fundamental actor training, and the collaboration allows students to benefit from the theatre's professional environment and resources.
• Dramaten (Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production of 'Don't look back in Angered' (2026) with Dramaten, in addition to Backa Teater. This is a collaboration with Sweden's national theatre on a production rooted in the Angered/Gothenburg community.

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Broad incumbents

• Dramaten (Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern): Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre and national theatre, currently co-producing 'Don't look back in Angered' with Angereds Teater. A larger, broader-scoped institution with national reach, comparable in contemporary dramatic programming but with vastly greater resources.

Direct peers

• Folkteatern Göteborg: Gothenburg-based theatre that is part of the Frizon Göteborg initiative alongside Angereds Teater, producing contemporary socially-engaged drama for diverse audiences. Comparable in mission, geography, and funding model.
• Masthuggsteatern: Independent Gothenburg theatre that co-founded the Frizon Göteborg initiative with Angereds Teater. Comparable in scale, regional focus, and contemporary socially-engaged programming for diverse audiences.
• Göteborgs Stadsteater: Gothenburg's municipal city theatre, the parent organization from which Angereds Teater spun off in 1996. Operates multiple venues producing contemporary drama for diverse audiences in the same city, with overlapping funding base from Göteborgs kommun.
• Unga Klara: Stockholm's leading children's and youth theatre company, producing contemporary drama for young audiences with strong municipal and public funding. Directly comparable in mission and audience segments, though operating in a different city.
• Backa Teater (Gothenburg): Gothenburg-based theatre specializing in productions for young audiences, frequently co-producing with Angereds Teater (including 'Våra viktigaste vuxna' and 'Vi som ärvde'). Directly comparable in mission, audience segments, and municipal funding model.

Regional players

• Malmö Stadsteater: Malmö's municipal city theatre producing contemporary drama for diverse audiences with municipal funding. Comparable in mission and Swedish municipal theatre model, though operating in a different region.
• Teater Västmanland: Regional Swedish theatre producing contemporary drama for diverse audiences. Comparable in mission and Swedish regional theatre funding model, though serving a different geography.

Market position

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Customer concentration

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