Love ABBA? Love Greek food? Now there's a way to experience both without all the hassle of hauling a copy of "Gold: Greatest Hits" around the Mediterranean.
Mamma Mia! The Party —
Love ABBA? Love Greek food? Now there's a way to experience both without all the hassle of hauling a copy of "Gold: Greatest Hits" around the Mediterranean.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
Mamma Mia! The Party is an ABBA-inspired Greek restaurant created by former band member Bjorn Ulvaeus with the backing of the rest of the legendary 1970s group.
Bjorn Ulvaeus —
Mamma Mia! The Party is an ABBA-inspired Greek restaurant created by former band member Bjorn Ulvaeus with the backing of the rest of the legendary 1970s group.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
Diners at the Stockholm restaurant are transported to Nikos's taverna on the island of Skopelos by nightly stage performances.
Greece via Stockholm —
Diners at the Stockholm restaurant are transported to Nikos's taverna on the island of Skopelos by nightly stage performances.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
While they chow on Mediterranean food, the audience watches a show loosely based on the successful "Mamma Mia!" musical and movie that intertwined a love story with the songs of ABBA.
Songs and souvlaki —
While they chow on Mediterranean food, the audience watches a show loosely based on the successful "Mamma Mia!" musical and movie that intertwined a love story with the songs of ABBA.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
"What surprises me the most is that people really get into a party mood," says Ulvaeus. "I had sort of hoped for that, I had dreamed of that. But I could not in my wildest dreams imagine that they would be so on their feet and dancing and having such a good time."
Party mood —
"What surprises me the most is that people really get into a party mood," says Ulvaeus. "I had sort of hoped for that, I had dreamed of that. But I could not in my wildest dreams imagine that they would be so on their feet and dancing and having such a good time."
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
While the show currently has Swedish dialogue, English performances are planned for when Stockholm hosts the annual Eurovision Song Contest in May and for the summer tourist season.
Eurovision performances —
While the show currently has Swedish dialogue, English performances are planned for when Stockholm hosts the annual Eurovision Song Contest in May and for the summer tourist season.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
So far the food and entertainment combination seems to have been a success, with positive reviews posted on social media.
Success story? —
So far the food and entertainment combination seems to have been a success, with positive reviews posted on social media.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party
Ulvaeus says he hopes to turn the restaurant into a franchise and is already eying up a possible move to New York.
Next we take New York —
Ulvaeus says he hopes to turn the restaurant into a franchise and is already eying up a possible move to New York.
Mats Backer for Mamma Mia! The Party