BJÖRN AGAIN The original Australian ABBA homage 1988-2026

About the show

The internationally acclaimed BJÖRN AGAIN show, created in 1988 in Melbourne by Australian musician Rod Stephen, rapidly garnered a global cult status and critical acclaim as a rocked-up, tongue-in-cheek satirical ABBA homage. It is credited with singlehandedly initiating the ABBA revival, which led to major projects like ABBA Gold, Muriel’s Wedding, and MAMMA MIA! Now in its 38th year, BJÖRN AGAIN has amassed an impressive 5,800 performances in 77 countries, reflecting ABBA’s enduring appeal, with their success with Voyage. Acknowledged by many in the music industry, including ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog, this uniquely Australian production continues to thrive, by performing a distinctive combination of ABBA‘s hits with other covers and original tunes.
Prior to creating BJÖRN AGAIN Rod Stepen had been working in metallurgical research when at the age of 29 and inspired by legendary New Zealand band Split Enz’s musicianship and theatrics opted for a career change to create a new concept by revisiting the music and fashion of the 1970’s.
Rod had originally considered basing a nostalgic show on one of three all time top bands, The Beatles, Queen and ABBA but believing that the latter globally encapsulated all that was good (and maybe some not so good?) about the 1970s decided ABBA was ideal to focus his efforts on. After countless auditions and months of rehearsals and studying music and videos all Rod then needed was to devise a great show format to go with the name…