Dear Liar
Dear Liar was a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 1961, and based on the play by Jerome Kilty.
Kilty's text is a comedy of letters, building on the correspondence between the playwright George Bernard Shaw and the actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell (often referred to as Mrs. Pat).
Gerda Ring directed it.
Per Aabel and Lillebil Ibsen shared Norwegian Critics' Award 1961 for their portrayals of George Bernard Shaw and Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Dear Liar. The performance March 26 1966 doubled as celebration of Ibsen's 50th anniversary as an actress. The two of them repeated their roles several times, until the last performance at The National Theatre in 1981.
Information
(Objekt ID 40103)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 4, 1961 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| In collaboration with | Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division |
| Based on | Kjære Løgnhals by Jerome Kilty |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 303 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Comedy, Biographical theatre |
| Running period | February 4, 1961 — May 25, 1968 |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET ARKIV, |
Dear Liar was first performed at Centralteatret, at the time a secondary scene of The National Theatre's, and later on the main stage and The Amphi Stage.
Dear Liar also went on tour with The Norwegian Touring Theatre, and it visited Copenhagen, Stockholm and Landskrona in Sweden. The production was filmed, and a televised version sent in 1964.
Sources:
The National Theatre on Dear Liar, www.nationaltheatret.no, 14.07.2014, http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/c8bb9748-fe48-405d-a250-5f66041416db
Store Norske Leksikon on Per Aabel, http://snl.no/Per_Pavels_Aabel
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jerome Kilty | – Playwright |
| Axel Kielland | – Translation |
| Gerda Ring | – Direction |
| Rahe Raheny | – Stage design |
| Holger Blom | – Costume design |
| Lillebil Ibsen | – Actor (Mrs. Patrick Campbell) |
| Per Aabel | – Actor (George Bernard Shaw) |
| Sølve Kern | – Other (Fjernsynsregi) |
| December 8, 1967 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| September 15, 1964 – NRK TV | TV-broadcast |
| Navember 2, 1961 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| February 4, 1961 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | Opening night |