Welcome

The Anglo-Swedish Society of Gothenburg was founded in 1920. Our objective is to promote transnational heritage, good relations and understanding between Great Britain and Sweden through support for business and cultural exchange.

For more information write to info@angloswedish.se   We can also be found on facebook: AngloSwedish Gothenburg

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Membership fee 150:- per year – Please email membership@angloswedish.se with your name, email and postal address and details of your payment to the – Anglo-Swedish Society – , plusgiro 242700-3 Bank Account: Danske Bank 1235-01-06314 Anglo Swedish Society

 

 

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Shakespeare Afton

Thursday, September 12, 2019 at 6 PM – 7 PM The Swedish Shakespeare Society is proud to present an introduction to Shakespeare at Kullavik Library, Kyviksvägen 1.

  Hosts also include: Kullaviks Bibliotek ,  To Be or Not To Be Shakespeare and the AngloSwedish Society of Gothenburg

Anniversary Dinner

SAVE THE DATE 10th October 2020

The Anglo-Swedish Society of Gothenburg will celebrate it’s 100th anniversary in 2020.

The Duke of Edinburgh marks 60 years as patron for Anglo-Swedish Society in London2014.

Events calendar – for more details write to events@angloswedish.se

• Sept. 30th 16:30-18:30 – Helen Pankhurst to speak to the Anglo-Swedish Society (after the Gothenburg Book Fair). Come and meet the author of Deeds Not Words: The Story of Women’s Rights – Then and Now. This free talk is hosted by the Anglo-Swedish Society and Gothenburg University. Campus Haga, Sprängkullsgatan 19.
• Nov 15th Annual Dinner (NQAC) – celebrating 300 year anniversary of the end of the Golden Age of Pirates with our play ‘The Strange Story of how the British Ambassador met the Pyrates of Gothenburg and defeated the Danes’. (Rehearsals start soon if you would like to join the cast – let us know. There is always room for more pirates!)

ELB(A) English Language Book club

Our book club has a MeetUp page MeetUp.com/ELBexA/. We meet on the third Tuesday of the month starting at 18:30. There are usually about 8 to 10 people at any one meeting. We discuss the book for about one hour and then ‘fika’.

ELB(A): MEETING DATES   2019

Final book before the summer

Meetings are on the third Tuesday of the month at 18:30.

Sept 17
Late in the Day
Tessa Hadley (2019)

Oct 15
The New York Trilogy
Paul Auster (1987)

Nov 19
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Philip K. Dick (1968)

** no meeting in December **

Jan 21
NW
Zadie Smith (2012)

Feb 18
Song of Solomon
Toni Morrison (1977)

Mar 17
Fools of Fortune
William Trevor (1983)

Apr 21
Gilead
Marilynne Robinson (2004)

May 19
Doppler
Erlend Loe (2004)

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Bio Roy theatre meetup

The Anglo-Swedish Society organizes group visits to English language theatre including the National Theatre Live events at Bio Roy. Discounted seats are available for members.  Please contact John at events@angloswedish.se

See our Meetup site for current details https://www.meetup.com/National-Theatre-Live-in-Gothenburg/

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If you want some Great British food we recommend the following in Gothenburg.

Robert’s Taste of Britain

Serving Fish and Chips, Burgers and Chicken Curry.

Robert gets about – have Food Truck will travel – best to visit his facebook page to find out where he is at them moment: https://www.facebook.com/robertsbrittishfood/

Robert also beings a taste of Britain to the Gothenburg British Club.

You can get a real British banger from Brian and Niclas at Slakthuset, Olskrokens torg.

Korv United

Talk to Mats and Simon at Magasinsgatan 17 , Gothenburg about genuine Taylors & Jones British style sausages cooked for you!  (T&J can also be found in selected CoOp stores)

Fish and chips in Kungstorget – under new management.