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Book your tickets at the ticket office of Norrlandsoperan: e-mail: biljetter@norrlandsoperan.se, phone: +46 (0)90-15 43 47

Margareta Selander’s famous book “Veras Krypin and nineteen other puppet theatre plays” will be released on Wednesday November 7 at the opening of the international puppet theatre festival Dockor i Norr. The book is unique in the history of Swedish literature. It is the first time ever that puppet theatre drama is published as a book in Swedish. Visit the official website of the book: http://www.veraskrypin.com

Order your copy in advance via: info@veraskrypin.com

Order your copy here! If you want you can download the program as an pdf-file here! The program can also be fetched at the Opera, Operaplan 9, Umeå.

The new head of the departement of culture in Umeå, Fredrik Lindegren will be present at the inauguration of Dockor i Norr. Fredrik Lindegren, born in 1968 in Skellefteå, is well-known in the theatre circles of Umeå. He has lived in Umeå for 16 years and he has among other things been an actor and a director at the Profile Theatre.

The tickets for the festival are now for sale! Give yourself and your friends the opportunity of getting the best seats! Book at Norrlandsoperan 090-15 43 47 or by e-mail biljetter@norrlandsoperan.se

For further information, see ”Program”.

The well-known poet and writer Solja Krapu will open the festival with a speech especially written for the occasion.

Solja was born in Fnland but is now living in Umeå. She won the Swedish Championship in Poetry Slam in 1997 and 1998. Her quirky and subtly humorous picture book for children, “Jag behöver lillbrorsan” won her the “Slangbellan” award for most promising author of children’s books in 2002.

Hannele is working at the Culture School in Kalix. She will hold a workshop for children: “How to make simple puppets out of foam rubber”.

Age: 9 years and up.