Playwright · Screenwriter · Novelist

Author

Sara Sommerfeld creates across forms — as playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Her work moves between theatre, film and literature, often exploring themes of identity, belonging and inheritance.

She is a graduate of Alma Manusutbildning and has completed advanced writing programmes at Stockholm University of the Arts and SVT. Her debut novel sold 20,000 copies in its first year.

For the stage

Plays

Show Bizniz

Playwright debut · 2023

Sara Sommerfeld's critically acclaimed solo performance, presented on the Main Stage of Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theatre (Dramaten) in 2023. The production later toured Sweden and was broadcast on SVT in 2025. An unflinching look at the entertainment industry — written, performed and lived by Sara herself.

Dramaten Main Stage · Sweden Tour · SVT 2025

Gallret — A monologue about Gustaf Fröding

Stage · Teater Giljotin · 2020

A monologue for the stage, directed and written by Sara Sommerfeld. Performed at Teater Giljotin in 2020.

Pelle Svanslös och miljödagen

Stage Production · Furuvik · 2025

Sara Sommerfeld writes and directs the new Pelle Svanslös production at Furuvik. For the first time, the award-winning actress, screenwriter and director is behind both script and direction — bringing humour, music and an important environmental message to audiences of all ages. A fast-paced show where no paw is too small to make a difference.

Furuvik · Family Theatre · 2025

For screen

Film & Video

My Grandmother and the Holocaust

Documentary · TV4 · 2015 · Dir. Sara Sommerfeld

A Trembling Soul (När själen darrar)

Short Film · SVT · 2020 · Dir. Sara Sommerfeld

In print

Books

Debut Novel · 2025

Is Everything I Learned About Love a Lie?

Är allt jag lärt mig om kärlek en lögn?

An emotional autobiographical novel written with self-distance and a large measure of humour. Sara Sommerfeld unabashedly faces her self-hatred, doubts and fragile self-esteem — and travels to Bali to find herself. With Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love as a companion, it becomes both a dramatic and life-changing journey. A novel about traveling far away to find home, about the search for one's true self and the killing of one's inner perfectionist.

20,000 copies sold in year one

5/5 — Brilliant · BTJ

Nominated · Adlibris Debut of the Year

Finalist · Best Feelgood 2025

"Sara Sommerfeld debuts as a writer and she does it with bravura. Very compellingly written — with its pace and personal narrative voice it is very hard to put down."

BTJ · Kajsa Bank · Rating 5/5 — Brilliant

Adlibris ↗ Bokus ↗

New · 2026

Is Everything I Believed About Becoming a Mother a Lie?

Är allt jag trott om att bli mamma en lögn?

The more the mother fights to save her child, the clearer it becomes that she is also fighting to find something she lost long ago: herself. An emotionally honest novel about motherhood, love and identity — written with the same unflinching honesty and warmth that made Sara's debut a bestseller.

Adlibris ↗ Bokus ↗