Lars NorA(c)n was born in Stockholm in 1944. He is one of Scandinavia's most prolific playwrights and is currently Artistic Director of Riks Drama at Riksteatern, Stockholm. His stage plays include Night, Mother of the Day, 1982; Demons, 1984; Autumn and Winter, 1989; And Give Us The Shadows, Oslo, 1991; A Kind of Hades, 1997; Romanians, 1997; Shadowboys 1999; and November, 2001. He has also worked extensively on TV and Radio.