The Husband Who Was to Mind the House

The Husband Who Was to Mind the House (1971) was a puppetry production by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre), based on the traditional fairytale by the same title, collected and written down by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe. The production was performed in Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)'s puppetry.

Terje Mærli directed it.

In parts of the run, at least, The Husband Who Was to Mind the House was performed with Hjemmusa og Fjellmusa* (The Home Mouse and the Mountain Mouse), using the shared title To eventyr* (Two Fairytales).

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Information

(Objekt ID 23219)
Object type Production
Original title To eventyr* (Two Fairytales)
Premiere May 13, 1971
Produced by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)
Based on The Husband Who Was to Mind the House by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Moe
Audience Children
Language Norwegian
Keywords Puppetry, Performance for children, Fairytale
Running period May 13, 1971  
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SOURCE:

Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)'s repertoire database. Donated by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre). Imported to the Sceneweb database 11.09.2011

Contributors (9)
Name Role
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen – Author
Jørgen Moe – Author
Peder W. Cappelen – Dramatised by
Terje Mærli – Direction
Lars Rambøl – Puppeteer (Kua)
Kjell Smidsrød – Puppeteer (Mannen)
Marit Hulaas Stubberud – Puppeteer (Kona / Katten / Grisen )
Ragnhild Wang – Puppeteer (Kristoffer)
Karel Hlavaty – Puppet maker
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