DN's critics have selected their personal favorites among this year's stage premieres, featuring themes like loving body horror, visual joy frenzy, and gentleman humor. Another compilation highlights lovesick dolls, a showy culture canon, and an unusually light Lars Norén premiere.
Dagens Nyheter published two articles on December 13, 2025, about the year's best theater performances according to the critics. In one, 'Here are DN critics' own favorite performances from 2025', the selections are described as including loving body horror, visual joy frenzy, and gentleman humor among the stage premieres. The critics have picked personal favorites from the year's offerings.
The other article, 'DN chooses: Here are 2025's best performances', is based on a vote among the critics and mentions lovesick dolls, a showy culture canon, and an unusually light Lars Norén premiere. These choices reflect a diverse and creative theater season in Sweden.
Both articles emphasize DN's role in highlighting the highlights from 2025's stage art, without specifying individual productions in the available descriptions. The articles are published behind a subscription wall, but the teasers provide insight into the critics' enthusiasm for the year's premieres.