The Night Just Before the Forests

The Night Just Before the Forests (1996) was a theatre production by  The National Theatre/The Torshov Theatre, the Norwegian premiere on a monologue by Bernard-Marie Koltès, La nuit juste avant les forêts. The production was performed in a tram in Oslo.

Carl Morten Amundsen directed it.

Bjarte Hjelmeland performed the monologue.

The production was performed aboard an actual Oslo tram, driving from Torshov to Solli plass and back.

Information

(Objekt ID 41915)
Object type Production
Premiere Navember 8, 1996
Produced by The National Theatre, The Torshov Theatre
Based on The Night Just Before the Forests by Bernard-Marie Koltès
Audience Adults, Youth
Language Norwegian
Keywords Monologue, One-act Play, Theatre
Running period Navember 8, 1996  
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SOURCES:

Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 26.10.2014

The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 16.11.18, https://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/a254ba7c-b61a-40bb-a58f-41ea969906d8

Contributors (11)
Name Role
Bernard-Marie Koltès – Playwright
Christine Amadou – Translation
Carl Morten Amundsen – Direction
Ulf Bjørklid – Light
Bjarte Hjelmeland – Actor
June Paalgard – Mask design
Hans Voigt – Stage manager
Ottar Lund Hansen – Stage Manager
Kine Sørbøe – Stage Manager
Magne Tobias Ausland – Prompter
Margrethe Aaby – Producer
Performance dates
Navember 8, 1996 National premiere, Norway