{"id":15056,"date":"2025-06-21T14:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/?page_id=15056"},"modified":"2025-06-21T15:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T13:11:34","slug":"review-house-of-angels-scandinavium-thursday","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/helensjoholm.nu\/_eng\/press-clips\/reviews-2025\/review-house-of-angels-scandinavium-thursday\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: House of Angels, Scandinavium, Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"

G\u00f6teborgs-Posten 2025-06-06<\/strong><\/p>\n

By: JOHAN LINDQVIST<\/p>\n

The musical \u00c4nglag\u00e5rd (House of Angels)<\/em> is a strong story about fear and xenophobia. At the same time, one happily plays with all the possibilities of the musical.<\/strong>
\nStar Helen Sj\u00f6holm sparkles in every scene (…)<\/strong><\/p>\n

House of Angels<\/em> has a generous abundance of Edward af Sill\u00e9n’s witty, quick-witted and often reference-elegant humor. Smart, popular winks are mixed with a bit of ham-acting and it’s nice that there’s room for both.<\/p>\n

In the conscious play with different styles and traditions, the script hooks up with Fredriks Kempe’s music. He and Sill\u00e9n both come from schlager and Eurovision and when that competition is at its most entertaining, it’s free in all its broad, burlesque and pounding romantic expressions. The love for that kind of entertainment burns like a flame throughout the musical.<\/p>\n

Kempe sneaks in splashes of Abba here and there <\/h3>\n

It’s a joy to hear how Kempe sneaks in splashes of Abba here and there as a homage to the masters Bj\u00f6rn and Benny.<\/p>\n

But the music is even richer than that. The rural environment in Yxared is drawn with the help of a folk music tone that is included in the introduction and then returns at regular intervals. Both in a sheer form and in the joyfully swinging En enkel gubbe.<\/em><\/p>\n

Here, Kurt Weill’s cabaret music as well as French chanson and neatly cut glam pop also pass through. We get Nanne Gr\u00f6nwall’s punchy K\u00f6tt och blod<\/em> and Sticka, sticka<\/em> that sounds like it was taken from a prog 70s musical. Of course, also parade numbers like the pompous but still restrained Farfars h\u00e4nder<\/em> \u2013 incredibly tastefully sung by Fredrik Lycke. Who then makes a perfect musical duet with Helen Sj\u00f6holm in Moln av vita l\u00f6gner<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Tommy K\u00f6rberg takes the chance to be a cozy uncle<\/h3>\n

Helen Sj\u00f6holm, in the role of Rut, is the engine of the story and the brightest star of the show. A smart adjustment from the screenwriter, the film is based more on Fanny and Zac, and a casting that is indisputable.<\/p>\n

Wow, what a singer and actor she is. Helen Sj\u00f6holm sparkles in every scene, regardless of whether she does it alone or in an ensemble.<\/p>\n

Tommy K\u00f6rberg takes the chance to be a cuddly uncle but lets that voice loose a few times. Not least in Ljusa minnen<\/em>.<\/p>\n

K\u00f6rberg, who seems to have a lot of fun on stage, shows his brilliance even with small means. Like when he seemingly spontaneously and with a mischievous smile hangs on a little tail of blues towards the end of one of his songs.<\/p>\n

The stinging, blackened and very clear message about prejudice, xenophobia and the fear of the unknown remains from the movie. Even stronger and more relevant now than then.<\/p>\n

Towards the end, the walls break down as the characters in the story dare to face themselves and others in different ways. Facades crack, lies burst and hearts open (…)<\/p>\n

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