Pokertrynet* (The Poker Face)
Pokertrynet* (The Poker Face) (2003) produced by Theatre Spillebrikkene is a gangster drama for children in which radio theatre meets cartoons. The agents Billy Bile and Enigmatic Enema are chasing the masked crook Picklecrust.
Pokertrynet premiered in Desember 2003 and has since the played more than 250 times, in Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, Vestfold, Oppland, Aust-Agder and Møre og Romsdal.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 1802)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | December 2003 |
| Produced by | Theatre Spillebrikkene |
| Audience | Children, Youth (from 9 to 16) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children, Animation, Audio Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | December 2003 — 2011 |
| Duration | 55 |
| Website | Teater Spillebrikkene |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Maximum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 8m |
| Maximum stage depth | 8m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Maximum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 120 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
| Audience | 100 |
In the production Pokertrynet* (The Poker Face) by Theatre Spillebrikkene Picklecrust has run off with the valuable blue diamond, the last diamond in a long chain. The agents have to save face and diamonds to keep living in the small town of No Clu. Bile and Enema get several hints where Picklecrust is about to hit, and they get ready for the last confrontation.
Pokertrynet* (The Poker Face) was performed as a visiting play through The National Touring Network for Performing Arts in 2005, 2006 and 2011, mainly for school children aged 10-12.
Pokertrynet* (The Poker Face) by Theatre Spillebrikkene was supported by The Fund for Performing Artists and The Audio Visual Fund.
Sources:
The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA, 18.12.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=Teater%20Spillebrikkene&aid=40&prid=10&act=prod
Teater Spillebrikkene, 18.12.2010, http://www.spillebrikkene.no/forestillinger/pokertrynet/
The National Touring Network for Performing Arts, 18.12.2010, http://www.scenekunstbruket.no/sck/?lang=nor&sam=&tar=&gen=&cri=Teater%20Spillebrikkene&act=skbprod&prid=5&aid=40
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Text |
| Hedda Munthe | – Text |
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Direction |
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Costume design |
| Hedda Munthe | – Costume design |
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Sound design |
| Hedda Munthe | – Sound design |
| Silje Breivik | – Actor |
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Actor |
| Martha Kjørven | – Actor |
| Hedda Munthe | – Actor |
| Inger Gusrud Gundersen | – Producer |
| December 2003 | Worldwide premiere |