Beyond Human Power. Second Play
Beyond Human Power. Second Play (1895), AKA Beyond Human Power II, is a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, written as the opening performance of The National Theatre in Norway.
The play describes a strike during a work conflict in a small Norwegian industry town. The starved workers are led by the intellectual son of a priest, Elias Sang. The factory owner Holger invites the 100 most powerful factory owners in the country to a meeting in his private middle age castle. The CEOs shall, behind closed doors, establish an organisation opposing the striking workers, crushing their rebellion and demands for all future. This is when it all blows up
Source: OVER EVNE III (Beyond Human Power III), http://www.overevne.no/, 08.10.2010, http://www.overevne.no/front/
Information
(Objekt ID 7068)Object type | Artwork |
Work type | Script |
Published | 1895 |
Language | Norwegian |
Categories | Drama |
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson | – Author |
Title | Premiere |
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Over ævne II (Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre)) | 2010 |
Beyond Human Power III (Pia Maria RollMarius Kolbenstvedt) | 2010 |
Noen må begynne - Over ævne II (Trøndelag Theatre) | 1979 |
Over Ævne II (The National Theatre) | 1963 |
Over Ævne II (The National Stage) | 1938 |
Beyond Human Power II (The National Theatre) | 1918 |
Beyond Human Power II (The National Theatre) | 1899 |
Over Ævne (The National Theatre) |