Sune Svanekier (b. 1967) is a Danish writer, actor and director trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama (1995). Together with Peter Spies and Thomas Høg he created and co-wrote the smash hit musical “Atlantis” (which he has directed on many occasions, for instance the original production in 1993). The original cast album went Gold in Denmark in 1994. Sune has also translated the whole work into English with Lasse Aagaard.
In 2010 he wrote the book for the Danish musical “Von Scholten” (winner of
Danish Theatres’ Touring Production Of The Year Award), and in 2012 his newest production opens in Copenhagen: “The Shamer’s Daughter”, co-written with Lasse Aagaard and Thomas Høg, based on the popular fantasy novels by Lene Kaaberbøl.
