Rune Lindström was a scriptwriter, poet, illustrator, director and actor.

Lindström went on to write three well-known plays in Dalarna; in addition to The Heavenly Play, which has been performed in Leksand every summer since 1949, he also wrote Ingmarsspelen in Nås in 1959 and Skinnarspelet, which has been the opening act of the midsummer celebrations in Malung since its premiere in June 1967.

In 1946, Lindström was commissioned to read Alfred, Lord Tennyson's poem "Ring Out, Wild Bells" at Skansen at the stroke of midnight.

The Heavenly Play was made into a film as early as 1942, with Lindström in the lead role.

Lindström also wrote the lyrics to several melodies that have become classics, including "Visa vid midsommartid", "Te' dans mä Karlstatösera" and "Balladen om Joe Hill".