À la Baroque: Hum hum Hume
In Hum hum Hume, children are treated to music of the highest caliber in a performance that invites reflection on existential questions about life, time, and art.
Tobias Hume was a Scottish soldier and sea captain who ended up in Sweden at the end of the 16th century. He was also a musician and composer who constantly carried his beloved instrument – a viola da gamba – with him on his travels through Europe.
Andreas T Olsson has written a poetic fantasy about the sea, music, and the longing for adventure, portraying Tobias Hume. Cellist and viola da gamba player Mime Brinkmann has selected musical gems from the 17th century. The performance will be staged May 18-31, 2026, in the Déjeunersalongen and lasts approximately 45 minutes.
À la Baroque – productions for children supported by Signatur
The World Heritage-listed theatre wants to share culture with children through an inclusive cutting-edge project and a performance created from the children’s perspective. Before the performance, the children will enter the unique theatre salon as an introduction to the magical world of fairy tales. They are then introduced to music and dance they never knew existed.
This is the fourth children’s production that Drottningholm Palace Theatre has created with support from Signatur – Hum, hum Hume was performed in 2023, Hjärtat stormar så vilt (The Heart Beats Wildly) in 2024, Drömtapet – en slottssaga (Dream Wallpaper – A Palace Saga) in 2025, and now in May 2026, Hum, hum Hume returns in a new production.
The original title of the Signatur Project, À la Baroque, is a collective name for the children’s productions at Drottningholm Palace Theatre.
Project activities and expectations
Drottningholm Palace Theatre caters to schools throughout the Stockholm area. The theatre has a friend school, Fryshuset Grundskola Akalla, which will provide a test audience. Connecting with teachers and schools is important to reach children who do not have relatives to take them to cultural events. The theatre produces a teacher’s guide to help the children prepare and to encourage continued work after the performance, and a playlist encourages further listening.
The theatre strives to maintain the highest artistic standards in its productions. Artists and musicians are at the absolute top level, there is great knowledge of theatre and costume history and high standards in all the work surrounding a production.
The expected result is that the children take possession of the theatre building and feel welcome, that the music, song, dance and magic belong to them. And that the imagination and music continue to entice them in their future lives.
ABOUT THE FOUNDATION DROTTNINGHOLMS SLOTTSTEATER
Drottningholm Palace Theatre is a unique theatre building from 1766 and part of the Drottningholm World Heritage Site. The building was commissioned by Queen Lovisa Ulrika and was used extensively by the King Gustav III. It is the only venue in the world with an 18th century theatre stage still using its original wooden stage machinery operated by hand.
The theatre welcomes visitors from all over the world, and during the summer months the building is busy with opera performances, concerts, children’s activities, guided tours and exhibitions. Drottningholms Slottsteater receives an annual operating grant from the Swedish Ministry of Culture, which partly covers the costs of carrying out one yearly opera production and the theatre’s exhibition work. To make this World Heritage accessible to wider audiences, the theatre’s ambition is to also offer performances aimed at young audiences. This requires support from external funders, such as Signatur Foundation Sweden.
Read more about Drottningholms Slottsteater on the website www.dtm.se.
