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Kjersti Horn

Kjersti Horn (born 1977) is a Norwegian theatre director. She made her debut at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 2008 with Dumb Show.

Kjersti Horn is the daughter of actress/artistic director Ellen Horn and stage designer Per Kristian Horn. She lives with sound designer Erik Hedin.

Information

(Objekt ID 6129)

Object type	Person
Born	June 30, 1977
Functions	Director, Theatre director
Nationality	Norwegian
Gender	Female

In January 2008 Kjersti Horn directed the play My Name is Rachel Corrie at The Norwegian Theatre. The autumn of 2008 she directed People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless by Werner Schwab for The National Venue of Theatre in Bergen.

In 2009 she directed Eyesight by Marius von Mayenburg for Rogaland Theatre and in 2010 she directed Spring Awakening for Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).

Kjersti Horn was nominated for Norwegian Critics' Award for theatre 2013/2014 for her direction of Downfall, The National Theatre.

Kjersti Horn was nominated for The Hedda Award 2015 in the best direction category for Hamlet, produced by Rogaland Theatre in 2014. The production won the award in the production of the year category, and Torbjørn Eriksen won the award in the best leading actor category for the title role. The same year, Night is mother to the day, directed by Horn for The National Theatre and The Norwegian Touring Theatre, was nominated in the production of the year category, while Terje Strømdahl was nominated in the best leading actor category for the role of Martin.

Kjersti Horn directed Scorched (The National Stage 2015), which was nominated for The Hedda Award 2016 in the production of the year category.

Kjersti Horn was nominated for The Hedda Award 2017 in the best direction category for her direction of Chaos is Neighbour of God by Lars Norén, The National Theatre.

Horn was again nominated for The Hedda Award 2018 in the best direction category, for History of Violence, produced by The Norwegian Theatre in 2017. An Enemy of the People, which she directed for Rogaland Theatre the same year, was nominated in the production of the year category.

Horn was nominated for The Hedda Award 2019 in the best direction category for Scenes from a Marriage, Rogaland Theatre and for Will and Testament, The National Stage. The latter was also nominated in the production of the year category.

Horn was nominated for The Hedda Award 2020 in the best direction category for Raskolnikov, The Norwegian Theatre and Det Vestnorske Teateret (2019). The production won the award in the production of the year category.

SOURCES:

Rogaland Theatre. 04.09.2010: http://www.rogaland-teater.no/newsread/news.asp?docid=12057&wce=dokument

Norwegian Critics' Association, www.kritikerlaget.no, 25.09.2014, http://kritikerlaget.no/nor/pages/957-teaterkritikerprisen_201314

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 20.05.2015, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1306

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2017

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 18.06.2018, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2018

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.10.19, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2019

The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.07.20, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2020

Education

Dramatiska Institutet Stockholm, theatre direction, 2003-2006

Affiliations (1)

The Norwegian Theatre - Theatre director (from 2025 to )

Involved in productions (52)

Title	Premiere	Role
Hedda Gabler (The Norwegian Theatre)	September 7, 2024	Direction
Einkvan (The Norwegian Theatre)	April 25, 2024	Direction
Romeo og Julie (The National Stage)	April 20, 2023	Direction
Ei kvinnes kampar og forvandlingarar (The Norwegian Theatre)	February 17, 2023	Direction, Dramatised by
Who killed my father (Agder New Theater)	January 27, 2023	Dramaturge
The Tin Drum (The National Theatre)	Navember 5, 2022	Dramatised by, Direction
Kristin Lavransdotter - Kransen (Del 1) / Husfrue (Del 2) / Korset (Del 3) (The Norwegian Theatre)	September 10, 2022	Direction, Dramatised by
Keeperen og havet (The Norwegian Theatre)	February 23, 2022	Dramatised by, Direction
My friend an alien (The Norwegian Theatre)	October 16, 2021	Playwright, Direction
The Tin Drum (The National Theatre)	September 21, 2021	Dramatised by, Direction
Sprengt (The National Stage)	May 29, 2021	Direction
Eg snakkar om det heile tida (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 27, 2021	Script, Direction
Blasted (The Norwegian Theatre)	Navember 18, 2020	Direction
Will and Testaments (The National Stage)	June 16, 2020	Dramatised by, Direction
Scenes from a Marriage (Rogaland Theatre)	May 25, 2020	Direction
Brand (The National Stage)	April 25, 2020	Direction
Scenes from a Marriage (Rogaland Theatre)	April 17, 2020	Direction
Who Killed My Father (The Norwegian Theatre)	Navember 16, 2019	Direction
Scenes from a Marriage (Rogaland Theatre)	October 22, 2019	Direction
Kristin Lavransdatter (Trøndelag Theatre)	September 28, 2019	Dramatised by, Direction
Raskolnikov (The Norwegian Theatre Det Vestnorske Teateret)	September 24, 2019	Direction
Raskolnikov (The Norwegian Theatre Det Vestnorske Teateret)	August 17, 2019	Direction
Medea (The National Theatre The Torshov Theatre)	February 2, 2019	Direction, Adapted by
Will and Testaments (The National Stage)	Navember 20, 2018	Dramatised by, Direction
History of Violence (The Norwegian Theatre)	December 13, 2017	Dramatised by, Direction
Journey to the Christmas Star (The National Theatre)	October 21, 2017	Adapted by, Direction
Reisen til Julestjernen (The National Theatre)	October 21, 2017	Direction
An Enemy of the People (Rogaland Theatre)	September 9, 2017	Direction, Adapted by
Chaos is Neighbour of God (The National Theatre)	April 29, 2017	Direction
Night is mother to the day (The National Theatre The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 27, 2017	Direction
Journey to the Christmas Star (The National Theatre)	October 22, 2016	Adapted by, Direction
Richard III (The National Theatre)	February 13, 2016	Direction, Adapted by
The End of Eddy ()	Navember 21, 2015	Dramatised by, Direction
Scorched (The National Stage)	September 12, 2015	Direction
Night is mother to the day (The National Theatre The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	February 25, 2015	Direction
Night is mother to the day (The National Theatre The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 14, 2015	Direction
Hamlet (Rogaland Theatre)	August 30, 2014	Direction, Adapted by
Martyr (The Arctic Theatre)	February 18, 2014	Direction
Martyr (The Arctic Theatre)	January 25, 2014	Direction
*Jeg var Fritz Moen (I was Fritz Moen)** (Teater Manu The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	2014	Direction, Adapted by
Downfall (The National Theatre)	October 4, 2013	Dramatised by, Direction
KHAIROS - en on & offshore-opera (The Norwegian National Opera & Ballet)	May 10, 2013	Direction
Søstra mi (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 24, 2013	Direction
Søstra mi (The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 17, 2013	Direction
*Jeg var Fritz Moen (I was Fritz Moen)** (Teater Manu The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	October 27, 2011	Direction, Adapted by
*Jeg var Fritz Moen (I was Fritz Moen)** (Teater Manu The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	October 18, 2011	Direction, Adapted by
Peer Gynt (Rogaland Theatre)	September 3, 2011	Direction, Adapted by
Knutby (The Arctic Theatre)	January 13, 2011	Direction, Translation
*Henvendelser (Propositions)** (Norwegian Centre for New Playwriting (NCNP))	March 3, 2010	Direction
Spring Awakening (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre))	January 29, 2010	Direction, Adapted by
*Valerie Jean Solanas skal bli president i Amerika (Valerie Jean Solanas is going to be the President of America)** (The National Theatre The Torshov Theatre)	August 29, 2009	Adapted by, Direction
Øyelys (Rogaland Theatre)	January 24, 2009	Direction
People Annihilation - or My Liver is Senseless (The National Stage)	September 19, 2008	Direction, Adapted by
My Name is Rachel Corrie (The Norwegian Theatre The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	September 1, 2008	Direction
My Name is Rachel Corrie (The Norwegian Theatre The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret))	January 24, 2008	Direction
Tekstverksted: Alvorlig talt av Kari Bunæs (Generator)	January 30, 2007	Counsellor
Natten sjunger sina sånger (Stockholm City Theatre AKA Stockholms Stadsteater)	January 21, 2006	Direction, Adapted by
Peer (Teaterhøgskolen)	2006	Direction
Tekstverksted: Alvorlig talt av Kari Bunæs (Generator)	December 30, 2005	Counsellor
Medea's Children (Trøndelag Theatre)	October 8, 2004	Direction
Medea's Children (Trøndelag Theatre)	September 17, 2004	Direction
A Midsummer Night's Dream (Trøndelag Theatre)	April 9, 2002	Director’s assistant
Some Explicit Polaroids (Trøndelag Theatre)	Navember 23, 2001	Direction
Peer Gynt (Trøndelag Theatre)	December 9, 2000	Director’s assistant
Disco Pigs (Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre))	March 2, 2000	Direction
Shopping and Fucking (Turboteateret)	March 18, 1999	Direction, Translation, Stage design

Awards (2)

Awards - Nominations (8)

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