Det bor et troill... (There lives a troll...)
Det bor et troill...* (There lives a troll...) (1978) was a theatre production by The Arctic Theatre, based on ideas from the writers Arvid Hanssen and Hans Kristian Eriksen, and music composed by Per Christian Hansen. The production was developed in close contact with audiences. It was performed in different versions with some changes in the cast.
Kjell Kjær directed it.
Det bor et troill... was recorded and broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, NRK TV. The production was the greatest theatre success for children in The Arctic Theatre's history at the time.
The title was from the song Det bor et troill i Senja (literally: There lives a troll in Senja) by Arvid Hanssen.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 71684)Object type | Production |
Premiere | 1978 |
Produced by | The Arctic Theatre |
Audience | Children |
Audience size | 18000 |
Number of events | 87 |
Language | Norwegian dialect |
Keywords | Performance for children, Theatre |
Running period | 1978 |
Website | Hålogaland Teater |
SOURCES:
The Arctic Theatre, halogalandteater.no, 21.06.2017, http://halogalandteater.no/produksjon/det-bor-et-troill
Eilertsen, Jens Harald: Polare scener. Nordnorsk teaterhistorie 1971-2000 (literally: Arctic stages. Northern Norwegian theatre history 1971-2000), published by Orkana forlag 2005
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, www.nrk.no, 01.10.2018, https://tv.nrk.no/program/FTRO00001481/det-bor-et-troill
Name | Role |
---|---|
Hans Kristian Eriksen | – Script |
Arvid Hanssen | – Script |
Kjell Kjær | – Direction |
Jon Andreassen | – Music |
Per Christian Hansen | – Music |
Ragnar Olsen | – Music |
Truls Kwetzinsky | – Stage design |
Sigve Bøe | – Actor |
Eli Doseth | – Actor |
Helge Jordal | – Actor |
Sverre Kjelsberg | – Actor |
Tone Lid Gullvåg | – Actor |
Jon Andreassen | – Musician |
Per Christian Hansen | – Musician |
1978 | Opening night |