Elisabeth Beanca Halvorsen
Elisabeth Beanca Halvorsen (born 1979 in Fredrikstad) is a Norwegian translator and writer. She is educated with a major degree in German and a master's degree in non-fiction writing. She has followed Elfriede Jelinek's writing since 2000, including in her thesis Das Phänomen Elfriede Jelinek.
Halvorsen was nominated for The Hedda Award 2018 in the best text for the stage category for her translation of Jelinek's Das Licht im Kasten, produced by Trøndelag Theatre in 2018.
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(Objekt ID 9765)| Object type | Person |
| Functions | Author |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Gender | Female |
In 2010 she published Piker, Wien og klagesang - Om Elfriede Jelineks forfatterskap (literally: Women, Vienna and Laments - About Elfriede Jelinek's writings) in Gyldendal's series called Pegasus. She has translated a number of Jelinek's works into the Norwegian, including Women as Lovers (Gyldendal, 2006) and Ulrike Maria Stuart (The National Theatre, 2007).
SOURCES:
The publishing house Gyldendal, 01.12.2010, http://www.gyldendal.no/Forfattere/Halvorsen-Elisabeth-Beanca
The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 18.06.2018, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2018
| Title | Premiere | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sportskoret (Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre)) | January 13, 2021 | Translation |
| Vi må snakke om Faust* (We need to talk about Faust) (The National Theatre) | January 26, 2019 | Translation |
| Voyage to the Sonorous Land or The Art of Asking (The National Theatre) | October 18, 2018 | Translation |
| Das Licht im Kasten (Trøndelag Theatre) | May 26, 2018 | Translation |
| Nostalgi 2175 (The National TheatreThe Torshov Theatre) | March 31, 2017 | Translation |
| Play with guinea fowl (Theatre Nova) | September 7, 2013 | Script |
| Paradis* (Paradise/Hopscotch) (Theatre Nova) | May 27, 2010 | Script |
| Ulrike Maria Stuart (The National Theatre) | September 28, 2007 | Translation |