the News that Eirik Stubø leave chefsposten was communicated to the royal Dramatic theatre’s employees at a large staff meeting on Monday morning. The meeting started at 10.30 am and took place in Målarsalen at the theatre.

– in The last few weeks massive attention around the royal dramatic theatre and health and safety have influenced many and been stressful for the whole business. And I have, during the last few days understood that I do not have sufficient confidence of enough people in the staff, ” says Eirik Stubø in a press release.

Eirik Stubø has been ceo and artistic director at the royal dramatic theatre since 2015. Photo: Lotta Härdelin

after a time of turbulence in the national. Criticism has been levelled against both the management did and the board of directors during the aftermaths of the SVT-documentary about the artist Josefin Nilsson, which also gave rise to strong reactions from the public.

Several actors and directors have since told openly about their experiences in the theatre and stated that they lack confidence Eirik Stubøs leadership, while others have given the ceo their support.

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convened the Metro board of directors at a special meeting where the situation at the theater was discussed. The formal decision to make the change in management was taken at a short board meeting, which started at 08.30 in the morning.

the royal dramatic theatre during the Eiriks management had great artistic and public success. New collaborations have been initiated both in Sweden and internationally. We hope to see Eirik as a director in the theatre again, says the royal Dramatic theatre’s chairman of the board Ulrika Årehed Kågström, in a press release.

– However, the board believes that the royal dramatic theatre needs a reboot in the areas relating to the working environment. And we believe that this is best done with a new ceo, ” says Ulrika Årehed Kågström.

Ulrika Årehed Kågström, chairman of the board of the royal dramatic theatre. Photo: Magnus Hallgren

on Monday, held a press conference with Ulrika Årehed Kågström and the incoming ceo Maria Groop Russel. According to the chairman of the board is not a single event behind the decision to Eirik Stubø should leave his post. She argues, instead, that you have made an overall assessment of the working environment at the royal dramatic theatre.

– There are no details but it is about to drive the key work environment initiatives forward. It means, as Eirik himself has known, that he may not have had the confidence in large parts of the personnel, but also on the overall assessment by the board which shows that there is a new management in order to drive these issues forward with the force, ” says Ulrika Årehed Kågström.

She described the mood during the meeting where employees are informed about working leaving his post.

” It was mixed feelings. A lot of grief of course, it was the strongest reaction. I also believe that many were caught unaware, ” says Ulrika Årehed Kågström.

the Chairman of the board stated during the press conference that she would like to see Eirik Stubø returns as a director at the royal dramatic theatre. He has a notice period of six months, and that the severance pay valid for twelve months. Working had, in 2018, with a salary of close of 115,000 per month, according to the royal Dramatic theatre’s annual report from that year.

the problems with the working environment at the royal dramatic theatre has been known for a long time. Later in the fall called – DN could then report the local fackavdelningen their members to an emergency meeting because of what an internal communication is described as a ”personalflykt”.

in recent years a number of employees, several of whom are in managerial positions, voluntarily chosen to leave their jobs at the theatre, and the membership meeting in the fall was held shortly after the then head of human resources left the company. The tray was considering when to make a notification to the Swedish work environment authority, but chose in the end to inform in writing the board of directors on how you looked at the situation for the employees.

” I always believe that a board feels. To support its ceo as long as possible, coach, train in different ways. Then when you see that it is no longer possible, they must take a difficult decision to appoint a new management. You always say that you should have done things earlier or later but it is important not to give up lightly and do away with a ceo. Some think that we ought to be able to kept out even longer, and some think that we should have done this in the past, ” says Ulrika Årehed Kågström to DN.

– We acted then. It was one of the reasons to recruit a vice president to strengthen leadership at the royal dramatic theatre. We saw that it was an impossible combination to be a film director, theatre director and ceo in one and the same person.

– I have tried to talk with several people who had been reporting directly to the ceo. There are different reasons that people stop, I do not want to go into it, but it has been a weight of evidence approach. The board has tried to obtain as comprehensive a picture as possible for the royal dramatic theatre for a long time ahead should be a good place to work, ” says Ulrika Årehed Kågström.

the royal dramatic theatre in Stockholm. Photo: Magnus Hallgren

and the artistic director at the royal dramatic theatre since 2015. He has, during his time as president has also directed several acclaimed productions at the theatre, including ”The good will”, ”Antigone” and ”Oedipus”. A managing director, he is replaced now with the immediate effect of the theatre’s vice president, Maria Groop Russel.

She describes the feeling of to assume on the record as ”a little ambivalent”.

” But I have accepted. This is not how you want a new job really, but I am completely prepared to take the responsibility to contribute to the royal Dramatic theatre’s future, “says Maria Groop Russel and continues:

” I feel a cautious support from the employees. You know me a little bit. It will be tested, the support, but I feel it. And I will do my absolute best to resolve the situation with those who work here.

she ”the royal dramatic theatre has initiated and implemented a series of measures concerning the workplace environment in various ways. The work I take on now. In a more systematic way than in the past”.

Maria Groop Russell says, during the press conference at the royal dramatic theatre, it is important to work with an improved working environment.

– There are a concern and sorrow at the royal dramatic theatre in the day when it comes to art place, a concern that really is legitimate. It is extremely important that we take it further, we will need to talk about, ” says Maria Groop Russel, who also commented on media coverage of the royal dramatic theatre.

– the Story of the royal dramatic theatre in the media has had many layers, it’s all about the 90s and what happened in the past. I think the royal dramatic theatre needs to collect itself and start to write their own history, for the picture as it looks now is so skewed.

” we’re still talking about the royal dramatic theatre in stockholm in the 90’s, but the royal dramatic theatre now is now a well-functioning workplace in which to create great art. Perhaps the royal dramatic theatre, has been too silent about, ” says Maria Groop Russel.

Maria Groop Russel succeeds Eirik Stubø as president of the royal dramatic theatre. Photo: Magnus Hallgren

She, who has held the post as vice president in two months, also comment after the press conference how she reacted to the testimony that emerged about the working environment at the royal dramatic theatre.

there are many images of the royal dramatic theatre which does not hang together. I have been incredibly touched by the angry and sad people, but I have also been touched by the machine, if one may call it that: it played the theatre here, night after night, and the tremendous love there is in the meeting with the teaterpubliken, ” says Maria Groop Russel.

will be the new head means that the organisation that the royal Dramatic theatre’s board of directors announced earlier in the year to change again. By the end of march wrote in an internal message that a new organization has been launched at the royal dramatic theatre, which meant that the president wore the artistic responsibility, while the vice president is responsible for the working environment, hr, communication, security and the economy.

the royal Dramatic theatre’s board of directors has announced to immediately start the recruitment of a new theater manager/artistic director. Culture and demokratiminister Amanda Lind (MP) announced on Monday that she was informed that the royal Dramatic theatre’s ceo leaves his position.

”I’ve got this information now in the morning. I have confidence that the Metro board of directors takes its work to secure a healthy and safe work environment very seriously. How Dramatic the board and management are working in the business lies with them. However, I have within the framework of the recruitment process to the boards of all of our nationalscener priority that it should be the skills to continue to pursue the work for a healthy and safe working environment,” says Amanda o’leary in a written statement to DN.

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