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