Tribute to Lill-Babs - Lina Hedlund takes "Barbro Barbro" to Sweden
After a sold-out run at Kulturhuset Stadsteatern in Stockholm, Lina Hedlund is now taking her hit show "Barbro Barbro" on the road. This fall, more places will get the chance to experience this personal and glittering tribute to one of our most beloved artists - Barbro "Lill-Babs" Svensson.
- "Barbro has always been my role model, both on and off stage. To realize this performance has been a dream and a project of the heart for many years, says Lina Hedlund.
"Barbro Barbro" is a musical love letter to the icon from Järvsö, where Lina Hedlund - also a Hälsingeborn showgirl - mixes Barbro's greatest hits with anecdotes, humor and heart. With one foot in the rubber boot and the other in the stiletto, Lina invites the audience to an evening filled with music, laughter and nostalgia.
The idea for the show was born over ten years ago, but it wasn't until the spring of 2023 that everything took off - when Sara Jangfeldt, then director of Soppteatern, offered Lina a role in a play. During rehearsals, Lina mentioned her old dream of doing something about Barbro. Six months later, Sara received an email from journalist Karin Thunberg, who thought a monologue about Lill-Babs should be made. Sara connected the two - and the rest is history. Ticket here.
Lina and Karin clicked immediately. During the winter of 2023, they began to shape what would become Barbro Barbro. Karin interviewed Lina, Lina chose songs, and the script emerged - conversation by conversation, meeting by meeting. Shortly afterwards, director Niki Gunke Stangertz joined, and the creative trio was complete.
I am so grateful and happy that Karin and Niki have been involved in making Barbro Barbro possible - three women, three generations and a shared love for Barbro. It has been better than I could ever have dreamed of. And now I finally get to take it further and share it with the whole of Sweden," says Lina Hedlund.
The tour is organized by the artist agency Jubel in collaboration with Lina Hedlund. The tour premiere takes place in Gothenburg on October 2 and more dates will be added during the spring. Tickets here.
