Vasateatern

It was for many years run by theatre director and actor Albert Ranft (1858–1938) who in the early 20th century staged a large number of French and British comedy plays.

Plays such as Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (Mr Ernst), Shaw's You Never Can Tell (Man kan aldrig veta) and Major Barbara, and Jack Straw by W. Somerset Maugham.

Historic long-runners from the 1950s to the 1980s include Charley's Aunt, the stage version of Cactus Flower and The Spanish Fly (Die spanische Fliege), the popular 1914 German farce by Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach.

[5] [6] The theatre closed in 2009 in connection with an extensive renovation of the block that was transformed into Scandic Grand Central Hotel.

After the property is sold by the developer Diligentia to Norwegian real estate management company KLP Eiendom.