Breath and four

Breath and four (1980) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, based on five short dramatic texts by Samuel Beckett. The production was staged at Scene 2 in the facilities The Norwegian Theatre used at the time, located in Rosenkrantzgaten.

Bjørn Endreson directed it, and had also selected the texts.

Beckett had originally prohibited the staging of the texts Rough for Theatre I and Rough for Theatre II, but Endreson was given a special permit to stage them. Breath and four was the fourth Beckett production Bjørn Endreson directed for The Norwegian Theatre.

The production visited Bergen International Festival.

Information

(Objekt ID 41165)
Object type Production
Premiere January 31, 1980
Produced by The Norwegian Theatre
Based on Rough for Theatre I by Samuel Beckett; Steg by Samuel Beckett; Rough for Theatre II by Samuel Beckett; That Time by Samuel Beckett
Audience Adults
Audience size 2139
Number of events 32
Language Norwegian Nynorsk
Keywords Theatre of the absurd, One-act Play, Theatre
Running period January 31, 1980  
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SOURCE:

Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 28.10.2014

Contributors (10)
Name Role
Samuel Beckett – Playwright
Bjørn Endreson – Translation
Bjørn Endreson – Direction
Bjørn Endreson – Stage design
Bjarne Andersen – Actor (B, i Teater I / A (Bertrand), i Teater II / ABC (Lydaren), i Dengong)
Elisabeth Bang – Actor (Røyst, i Steg)
Jan Clementz – Actor (C (Mannen), i Teater II)
Ulrikke Greve – Actor (May, i Steg)
Tom Tellefsen – Actor (A, i Teater I / B (Morvan), i Teater II)
Doro Walstad – Mask design
Performance dates
May 25, 1980Lille Scene, The National Stage visiting performance
January 31, 1980Det Norske Teatrets Scene 2 i Rosenkrantzgaten, The Norwegian Theatre National premiere, Norway
Festivals (1)