Gyrid Axe Øvsteng
Gyrid Axe Øvsteng is a writer and playwright from Vågå, Norway. She made her dramatic debut with Go during The Norwegian Drama Festival in 2000.
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(Objekt ID 6114)| Object type | Person |
| Born | January 1, 1974 |
| Functions | Dramatist/Playwright |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
| Member of | Writers’ Guild of Norway/WGN |
After her debut Gyrid Axe Øvsteng has written the plays Tightrope (2002), The Bus (2006), Evasion (2006), Really (2007), Nattsvermar* (Moth) (2010). Her plays have been presented at The National Theatre, The Norwegian Theatre, Det Åpne Teater (The Open Theatre), at Ibsen Theatre in Skien and at Kazantsev Centre for Contemporary Staging and Drama in Moscow, plus by independent companies.
Gyrid Axe Øvsteng was nominated for the Norwegian Ibsen Award in 2008 for Really.
She made her book debut with the children's image book Finn* (Find)! in 2009.
Gyrid Axe Øvsteng lives in Skien, Norway.
Sources: Samlaget. 04.09.2010: http://www.samlaget.no/nn-NO/Forfattarar/OE/Gyrid-Axe-OEvsteng.aspx
Det Åpne Teater, 24.09.2010: http://detapneteater.no/pub/daat/english/?aid=99
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Pilot project for dramatists (master degree), Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Det Åpne Teater (the Open Theatre), The National Theatre and The Norwegian Theatre 2001-2003.
| Title | Publiseringsdato | Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Bus | Script | – Author |
| Evasion | Script | – Author |
| Plopp | Script | – Author |
| Inheritance | Script | – Author |
| Ja* (Yes) | 2002, Script | – Author |
| Papirly | Script | – Author |
| Køyr | 2000, Script, One-act Play | – Author |
| Linedans* (Tightrope Walking) | 2003, Script | – Author |
| Gjøglaren | 2011, Script | – Author |
| !KYSS | 2013, Script | – Author |