Martina Montelius

July 19, 1975

She has written several plays, has had a book published and also worked as an artistic director During her teenage years, she worked at a library at Medborgarplatsen and later worked for the Dramaten and Teater Plaza. At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director Thorsten Flinck. She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work. 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. In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother. In November 2013 she had her first book published, Främlingsleguanen, which was published by Bokförlaget Atlas. In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on På spåret at SVT along with Dominika Peczynski. 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. Her episode was reviewed by Svenska Dagbladet, who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".

Martina Montelius

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Background

Montelius grew up in Täby, Sweden and went to school at the Eriksdalsschool.

Career

She has written several plays, has had a book published and also worked as an artistic director During her teenage years, she worked at a library at Medborgarplatsen and later worked for the Dramaten and Teater Plaza. At Plaza she started a long co-operation with actor and director Thorsten Flinck.

She was a director and actress for his shows before starting to write her own work.

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. In 2011 she was appointed artistic director for the Teater Brunnsgatan Fyra Theater, a job she took over from her mother.

In November 2013 she had her first book published, Främlingsleguanen, which was published by Bokförlaget Atlas. In 2013, Montelius was a contestant on På spåret at SVT along with Dominika Peczynski.

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. Her episode was reviewed by Svenska Dagbladet, who described it as "controlled madness and seductive".

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