The Hedda Award 2013

Eivind Myren for the lighting design for Phaedra by Jean Racine, directed by Kjersti Haugen, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Eivind Myren is the regular lighting designer at Trøndelag Theatre, where he has illuminated productions such as Les Misérables, Equus!, Spring Awakening, An Enemy of the People, Rock'n Roll Wolf, Ghosts and A Doll's House. At Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) he has lighted The Graduate and at Nord-Trøndelag Theatre Kjærligheten er blå* (Love is Blue). He also made the lighting design for Karolinerspelet* (The Caroline Spectacle) in Tydal and Elden* (The Fire) at Røros."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Per Platou for the sound design for Stalker by Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions, co-produced by Black Box Teater, Avant Garden and BIT Teatergarasjen:

"Per Platou, 49, was born in Oslo and is an artist, curator and musician. He was educated at Barratt Due Institute of Music, City of London's Polytechnic, Studiesentret.no for Film, The University of Oslo (history of ideas, criminology, mass communication and mathematics), NoTAM, Oslo and STEIM/Waag, Amsterdam. He was a member of the first online band in the world, and later made a band based on sounds found online. He has a varied career, ranging from work as a curator via a journalist and a record producer to an installation artist."

Roger Gihlemoen for the animation for Jack and the Beanstalk, directed by Mira Zuckermann, Teater Manu:

"Roger Gihlemoen is an animation movie maker, who graduated from Westerdals School of Communication in 2005. He has worked freelance for Feelgood Scene Film og TV, Rubicon TV, Gimpville and Quisten Animation, among others, and he now manages his own company, Evengi Film. In 2011 he was nominated for an Emmy award for his work with the TV series Paint Planet, bought by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and screened successfully as children's TV. Gihlemoen is one of a few persons in Norway who has specialised in motion capture technology for the whole human body. In Jack and the Beanstalk he has animated characters using sign language across large screens, making up the stage design of the performance."

Runar Hodne for the direction of Death of a Salesman, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Runar Hodne, 42, has studied history of art, history of ideas and criminology at The University of Oslo. He completed his education as a director at The National Academy of Theatre in 2001. The same year he won The Hedda Award for his production of Jon Fosse's Someone is Going to Come. He has directed and photographed several award-winning music videos and short films. In 2007 he became part of the artistic management of The Torshov Theatre, where the productions he staged included Goethe's Faust. He also has directed for Rogaland Theatre, The Norwegian Theatre, for the theatres in Aarhus as well as Aalborg, The Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen and Teatro della Limonaia in Florence. He also received two Reumert Awards for his production of Anna Karenina in Aalborg."

Oskaras Koršunovas for the direction of Peer Gynt, The National Theatre/The Torshov Theatre:

"Oskaras Koršunovas, 44, was born in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius. As young as a 20 year old student he had his first assignment at the Lithuanian national theatre. Koršunovas belongs to the generation searching for new expressions in the Eastern Europa of the 1990es, and his emphasis on contemporary drama soon made him sought-after. In 1999 he founded OKT - Oskaras Koršunovas Theater - with emphasis on contemporary drama as well as classics. To Norway and The National Theatre he came as early as 2001, and he has visited Norway several times since then. He was formerly nominated for The Hedda Award with the Jon Fosse plays Winter and These Eyes."

Jonas Corell Petersen for the direction of Baby, The National Theatre and Eg/Ik/Ich/I, The Norwegian Theatre:

"Jonas Corell Petersen was born and raised in Copenhagen, where he studied theatre theory, history of art and philosophy. He began studying direction in The Netherlands and Lithuania before he started at Oslo National Academy of the Arts in 2005. Throughout his whole upbringing he aimed to become a theatre director, and while he was still in school he wrote and staged a full-length play. His diploma assignment at Oslo National Academy of the Arts was Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther, produced at The Norwegian Theatre. For this production he won the European Fast Forward Award for young directors. Since then he has staged Faith, Hope and Charity at Trøndelag Theatre, Zoo at Black Box Teater and The Norwegian Theatre, Bank at Rogaland Theatre and Othello at Staatstheater Braunsschweig."

Ingar Helge Gimle for the role of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, directed by Runar Hodne, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Ingar Helge Gimle, 56, was born in Oslo and graduated from The National Academy of Theatre in 1982. He became an employee of Trøndelag Theatre in 1985, and his roles at this theatre include the crywolf in the musical Four legs good - two legs baaad! after George Orwell's novel Animal Farm. Four years later he started working for Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) (The Brothers Karamazov and A Streetcar Named Desire), and in 1996 he moved to The National Theatre (A Doll's House, Hamlet, Servant of Two Masters). He made his movie debut as early as 1986 in the comedy movie The Plastic Bag. Since then we have seen him in films including Uro (Disturbance), Wolf Summer, An Ordinary Day at Work, and Absolute Hangover. He won Amanda awards for the two latter and the Norwegian comedy award Komiprisen in 2009 for Boeing Boeing."

Paul Ottar Haga for the role of Edgar in The Dance of Death by August Strindberg, directed by Sigrid Strøm Reibo, The Norwegian Theatre:

"Paul-Ottar Haga, 47, was born in Verdal and graduated from The National Academy of Theatre in 1990. The same year he made his debut at The Norwegian Theatre, but a long time before that he had his first role, as an eight-year old at The Saint Olav Drama at Stiklestad. Throughout the years he has had a number of the leading roles of the same outdoors spectacle. Aside his many assignments at The Norwegian Theatre (including The Threepenny Opera, Boer Boerson Jr., Orestes and The People of Juvik), he has often taken parts in Norwegian movies and TV productions. He became nationally known through Bentein Baardson's TV version of Peer Gynt. We have also seen him in movies such as The Last Joint Venture, Zero Kelvin and Jul i Blåfjell* (Christmas in the Blue Mountain)."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Nils Ole Oftebro for the role of Stalin in Collaborators by John Hodge, directed by Kjetil Bang-Hansen, The National Theatre:

"Nils Ole Oftebro, 68, was born in Sarpsborg. In 1969 he graduated from The National Academy of Theatre and the next year he made his debut in Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's TV drama division. In 1971 he began working for The National Theatre, where he for several decades has been among the leading forces of the theatre, giving life to 115 characters. Among his many Ibsen roles the title role of Peer Gynt belongs among the foremost, but his range is wide: From Theseus in Phaedra to the robber Kasper in When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town. 1987-1989 he was artistic director of The Torshov Theatre, and besides his acting career he has also worked as an instructor. He has taken part in a number of films and TV series, as well as hosting the Norwegian versions of the TV shows Fort Boyard and Survivor. In addition he is an able illustrator, and he made his debut as a portrait drawer in 2005."

Gisken Armand for the role of I in I disappear by Arne Lygre, directed by Eirik Stubø, The National Theatre:

"Gisken Armand, 50, a daughter of the actor Eilif Armand and sister of the actresses Frøydis and Merete Armand, made her debut as a 14 year old at The National Stage in Bergen. When aged 26 years old she became an employee of The National Theatre, which has been her venue since then. Parallel to her theatre work she has had parts in a number of movie and TV productions, (Fox Grønland, At the King's Table, Codename Hunter, Hjem* (Home) (for TV), Kristin Lavransdatter, Insomnia, Eva's Eye (for film). Throughout the years Gisken Armand has taken part in close to 60 productions at The National Theatre, in roles of great range and variation, such as Nora in A Doll's House, the title role of Medea, Helen in The Celebration and the witch's daughter in Journey to the Christmas Star."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Marie Blokhus for the roles of Anne in Over open avgrunn* (Across the abyss) by Tarjei Vesaas, directed by Uwe Cramer, The Norwegian Theatre and Una in Blackbird by David Harrower, directed by Kim Sørensen, The Norwegian Touring Theatre:

"Marie Blokhus, 30, completed her studies at The National Academy of Theatre in Oslo in 2010, and was immediately hired by The Norwegian Theatre, where she now has steady employment. She was born in Bodø, where she as a teenager was selected for the role as the daughter by a psychotic mother, by her own psychiatrist mother with an interest for amateur theatre. The role captured her, and after studying drama at an upper secondary school in Mo I Rana she worked for Nordland Theatre for five years. During the time she studied at Oslo National Academy of the Arts she established the independent theatre company The rooster that was sacrificed to the Greek God of healing & medicine with four of her fellow students. During her years at The Norwegian Theatre she has taken part in productions such as The Sorrows of Young Werther (2010), Pains of Youth (2011), Mourning Becomes Electra (2012) and she is now to be seen in Over open avgrunn."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Helga Guren for the role of Edith in Oh My God by and directed by Yngve Sundvor, and Diana in All's Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare, directed by Sigrid Strøm Reibo, Rogaland Theatre:

"Helga Guren, 27, grew up in Rygge and was educated at The National Academy of Theatre, Esper Studio New York and Stockholm Academy of Dramatic Arts. Guren has taken part in productions at The Norwegian Touring Theatre, The Norwegian Theatre, Hålogaland Theatre and The Royal Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm. She has also been active within gymnastics and acrobatics, she has been singing with Alastair Laurence Jazz Trio and she plays the Hardanger fiddle. In addition she has taken part in international dance and theatre productions, at venues including Moderna Dansteatern in Stockholm and during ImPulzTanz in Vienna. She took part in Rogaland Theatre and The Norwegian Touring Theatre's collaboration projectLittle Me, interpreted the role of Lucifer in Sonny, the main part of Nattergalen and took part in The Celebration, all at Rogaland Theatre."

Fuck My Life, texts by the ten youths onstage. After an idea by Pol Heyvaert, directed by, with interviews and concept by Per Olav Sørensen, The Norwegian Theatre:

"Fuck my Life was created after an original idea by the Belgian director Pol Heyvaert, who made his production in Cork in Ireland. Here in Norway Per Olav Sørensen contacted a number of schools, and hundreds of pupils aged 13-18 years. From the many interviews he picked out ten youths. They have told - and written - their own stories, performed by themselves onstage."

Eg/Ik/Ich/I by Oscar van Woensel, directed by Jonas Corell Petersen, The Norwegian Theatre and De Toonelmakerij, Amsterdam:

"Eg/Ik/Ich/I is a collaboration project and part of the grand theatre project Young Europe, initiated by the theatre network European Theatre Convention. Seven countries take part in the project, and this is one of four plays written for it. This production is produced by The Norwegian Theatre and De Toonelmakerij, Amsterdam. It is performed by two Dutch and one Norwegian actor, and tells the legend of Narcissus and Echo - the story of he who was so in love with himself, and she who could only ape."

Aladdin, directed by Nina Godtlibsen, The Children and Youth Theatre at Rogaland Theatre (BUT):

"Aladdin is based on The Thousand and One Nights and Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp. The text is written especially for The Children and Youth Theatre at Rogaland Theatre, with a Bollywood twist of song and dance, glitter and glamour, Indian dance and Norwegian music. The story is universal: The poor boy who is unafraid to enter the battle against the evil wizard, who wants to gain power all over the world. The director Nina Godtlibsen was educated as a dramaturge at The University of Aarhus, and she has also studied theatre theory at The University of Oslo. Rogaland Theatre has managed its division for theatre for children and youth for 56 years."

Faust for kids, directed by Hildur Kristinsdottir, dramaturgy by Mathilde Holdhus, co-produced by Black Box Teater:

"Hildur Kristinsdottir, Oslo, was educated at the art school of Einar Granum and The Norwegian Theatre Academy in Fredrikstad, Østfold College University. Mathilde Holdhus has a master's degree in dramaturgy from the University of Aarhus. Together they have made Faust for kids, one in a trilogy for children aged ten years or more. The project aims to bring classics up to date and make them available for children, and to challenge the conventions of theatre for children. Goethe's Faust presents a man who is so obsessed with the lust for knowledge and learning he almost goes crazy."

Samson & Roberto by Ingvar Ambjørnsen/Axel Hellstenius, directed by Ferran Audi, Barneteatret Vårt, the division for theatre for children of Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre):

"In Samson & Roberto we are brought to the pension Fjordgløtt, which the dog Samson has inherited. With his best friend, the cat Roberto, the stay at Fjordgløtt provides adventures as well as new friends. The production is produced at Barneteatret Vårt in Ålesund. It was established in 2010 and is a division of Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre) in Molde. The target group is children aged 0-15 years, but this production is directed towards all childish souls, whatever their age."

Lawrence Malstaf for the stage design for The Tin Drum by Günter Grass/Armin Petras, directed by Jon Tombre, Hålogaland Theatre:

"Lawrence Malstaf, 41, was born in Bruges, Belgium and now lives in Tromsø. He was educated as an industry designer, but soon started working on design for theatre and ballet. He creates theatrical installations, often using elements from nature as well as advanced technology. He works internationally as a stage designer and has won a number of awards."

Serge von Arx for the stage design for Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, directed by Runar Hodne, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Serge von Arx, 42, was born in Switzerland where he also was educated as an architect. He works as an architect, stage designer and designer. He has been the architectural consultant for the Watermill Centre in New York and the artistic director of the stage design study at The Norwegian Theatre Academy in Fredrikstad, Østfold University College, and he has collaborated with Robert Wilson for a number of years. In 2010 he was named professor of stage design. For Death of a Salesman at Trøndelag Theatre he moved a worn house from the 1950es onto the revolving stage. He has formerly been nominated for The Hedda Award for the stage design for Iphigeneia, also at Trøndelag Theatre."

Signe Becker for the stage design for Stalker by Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions, co-produced by Black Box Teater, Avant Garden, BIT Teatergarasjen and for the stage design for Build me a Mountain by Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions, co-produced by Black Box Teater:

"Signe Becker, 32, was educated as a stage designer at The Norwegian Theatre Academy in Fredrikstad, Østfold University College, and has a master in visual communication from Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She has been working with Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions since 2006 and has signed productions such as Iphigeneia, The Eternal Smile/Det eviga leendet, and now Build me a Mountain and Stalker. Beside assignments as a stage designer for the stage and movies all over the country, she has arranged a number of exhibitions and contributed to performance art."

Espen Klouman Høiner for the role of Biff Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, directed by Runar Hodne, and for the role of Ivar Zolen in Boer Boerson Jr. by Johan Falkberget/Harald Tusberg/Egil Monn-Iversen, directed by Erlend Samnøen, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Espen Klouman Høiner, 32, hails from Nesodden in Akershus. Besides his work as an actor he has also been a radio host in P3, and he is a published writer (his debut took place the autumn of 2011 with the short story collection 11 i 11, literally: 11 in 11). After graduating from The National Academy of Theatre he acted in The Returning during The Norwegian Drama Festival and Attempts to Describe the Impenetrable at Ibsen Theatre, The National Theatre and on tour. Last spring he made his Trøndelag Theatre debut, as Osvald in Ibsen's Ghosts and last autumn he took part in Jeppe. He has contributed to the movies Just Bea, Reprise, Switch, Upperdog and most recently in Must Have Been Love. The movie critic Manohala Dargis of New York Times suggested him and his fellow actor Anders Danielsen Lie as candidates for Oscar, in the best leading actor category, for their efforts in Reprise."

Iver Bjurgren for the roles of Per Plage, Gregor and Benny in Samson & Roberto, by Ingvar Ambjørnsen/Axel Hellstenius, directed by Ferran Audi, Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre):

"Iver Bjurgren, 36, is an actor and musician and graduated from Rose Bruford College in London in 2002. He was educated as a classic actor with additional subjects such as composition, arrangements and adjustments for music for the stage. He has worked for Teater Grimsborken, Akershus Theatre, Østfold Theatre and Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, among others, with productions such as The Enormous Crocodile, Terje Vigen, Hamlet solo, De ville kroppene* (The Wild Bodies), Bjarnes fantastiske barnehage* (Bjarne's Terrific Kindergarten), Helt på tuppa! and Bare kyllinger her* (Only chickens here). He also acted in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation series An immortal man. Since 2010 he has run the company Tusenfold Teater with director and dramaturge Liv Anne Bjurgren. The two produce theatre for The Cultural Rucksack and for kindergarteners, and characterise their own activity as 'playful and musical theatre meant to affect children and youth where they are'."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Kyrre Hellum for the role of Judas in The Bible, texts from The Bible and by Maria Tryti Vennerød, Terje Nordby, Eirik Fauske, Sara Stridsberg, Cecilie Løveid, Jose Saramago, Ari Behn, Stein Winge, Anne Holtan and Carl Morten Amundsen, directed by Stein Winge, The Norwegian Theatre:

"Kyrre Hellum, 40, graduated from The National Academy of Theatre in 1999 and has since then interpreted a number of roles at the theatre stage, in movies and for TV. He takes on humorous roles as happily as serious roles. In the time after the academy he has most often been seen in the movies and on TV. He was nominated for an Amanda award for best supporting actor for the role of Fido in Empty Barrels in 2010, and has also contributed to Fatso, North and The Liverpool Goalie. For TV he has acted in Robbery, the Norwegian version of Two Thousand Acres of Sky (Himmelblå) and Lilyhammer, in the latter in the role of an extraordinary eager policeman. At The Norwegian Theatre the productions in which he has acted include Zoo, Felix' fantastiske orkester* (Felix' fabulous orchestra) and 33 Variations."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Kine Bendixen for the role of Jackie Kennedy in Princess Plays by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Hilde Brinchmann, Trøndelag Theatre:

"Kine Bendixen, 68, originally educated as a pianist, came to Trondheim in 1975 after completing her education at The National Academy of Theatre. Since then she has worked for Trøndelag Theatre, with some interruptions to work for Nordland Theatre and for the Cabaret company in Oslo. She made her debut at Trøndelag Theatre as Jessica in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice and has taken part in more than 70 productions since then - everything from musicals, revues and comedies to classics and modern drama. In particular it is worth to remember her Ragnhild in Duun's Fellow Man, the duchess in Lulu and Madam Death in Mein Kampf/My Struggle. During recent years she has taken part in plays including Kasimir and Karoline, Iphigeneia, The Threepenny Opera, Rock'n Roll Wolf and A Palestinian Journey."

Ingrid Bolsø Berdal for the role of Cadette in Baby by Kirsten Thorup, directed by Jonas Corell Petersen, The National Theatre:

"Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, 33, from Inderøy in the county of Nord-Trøndelag, has a minor degree in music from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and acting studies from The National Academy of Theatre. After graduating in 2004 she became an employee of The Norwegian Theatre, where the productions she has taken part in include Bikubesong* (Song of the Beehives) (2005), The Caucasian Chalk Circle (2007) and Hair (2008). She won The Hedda Award for best debut in 2005. She quickly made her mark on the big screen, and has acted in a number of Norwegian movies and TV series. She may be best known for her roles in the Cold Prey movies and Escape. Her efforts in the first Cold Prey gave her an Amanda award as best actress in 2007. The summer of 2013 she starts training for the female lead in the Hollywood production Hercules: The Thracian Wars."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Anitta Suikkari for the role of Sirina in Sølvvannet* (The Silver Lake) by Rawdna Carita Eira, directed by Haukur Gunnarsson, The Norwegian National Sami Theatre Company Beaivváš:

"Anitta Suikkari, 57, was born in Karelen, but has lived and worked as an actress and instructor in Norway for more than 30 years. In 1983 she was among the founders of Sampo Teater, which was established in Oslo, but soon moved north to Tromsø. Suikkari functioned as an actress and artistic counsellor. Throughout the years she has had parts in a number of companies, including Perleporten, Hålogaland Theatre, Agder Theatre, Dramatikkens Hus and Ice Globe Theater in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden. In addition she has taken part in several movies and TV productions, such as The Minister of State, Macbeth, Havlandet* (The Ocean Land) and Wolf."

*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Kill them all! by Tore Vagn Lid, The National Theatre:

"By using the alarming, quickly increasing European suicide statistics as a starting point, Vagn Lid creates a board game onstage, one in which the economic system of today is the game, and the individual is the token. Onstage six actors perform the roles of individuals affected by the economic game of today, losers and gamblers. The production is written, directed and given its audio design by Tore Vagn Lid, whereas Tor Dishington Johansen and Tor Christian F. Bleikli have done the research."

Ship O'Hoi! by Pia Maria Roll, Hooman Sharifi and Terje Nordby, co-produced by Trøndelag Theatre, Dramatikkens Hus and Black Box Teater:

"Ship O’Hoi! is a piece of documentary theatre taking us along on a sea journey with the supertanker Neptun from Odalen to Angola, and along the way we visit a number of the largest oil-producing countries of the world. With this journey Pia Maria Roll aims to examine where the oil adventure has taken us, as a nation and as individuals. The production was created by Pia Maria Roll and Terje Nordby with the ensemble. The direction is by Roll and Hooman Sharifi."

Stalker by Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions, co-produced by Black Box Teater, Teaterhuset Avant Garden and BIT Teatergarasjen:

"Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions is a Nordic actors' collective established in 1998. The starting point for this year's production is Andrej Tarkovsky's film Stalker. The story presents a group of people about to enter the Zone. The production illuminates the individual's motivation to enter the Zone, their misconceptions, remembrances and what they have forgotten. Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Production was nominated for The Hedda Award with the production Iphigeneia in 2007 and won the production of the year award in 2011 with Det eviga leendet/The Eternal Smile."

The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Anders Paulin, The National Theatre:

"The Swedish director Anders Paulin wanted to stage a new, larger and better The Wild Duck. To do so, he included texts by the French philosophers Derrida and Deleuze and by Kafka and included references to movies such as Matrix and Escape from New York, and all the actors take turns in the roles of the play. All to break down the established interpretations of The Wild Duck. Anders Paulin was educated as a journalist and dramaturge and has had assignments as a director in Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland."

De Utvalgte* (The Chosen Ones) by De Utvalgte, co-produced by Black Box Teater and BIT Teatergarasjen:

"In the production De Utvalgte* (The Chosen Ones) the theatre company De Utvalgte continues its examination of the theme of nature and culture, and here, as well as earlier, the artists use 3D technology. In De Utvalgte people with disabilities perform a performance discussing cultural and natural selection. De Utvalgte is known for its original and visual expression, and the company member Boya Bøckman won The Hedda Award for best visual design last year, for his work in the production The Art of Being Tamed. The production was also given The Norwegian Critics' Award. De Utvalgte was founded in 1993 and has functioned as an artistic collective since the start."

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Morten Cranner,  The Odyssey, for research in music and sound as fundamental elements for modern theatre:

"Morten Cranner is a director, composer, sound designer and actor educated at the director study at The National Academy of Theatre and The National Academy of Music. He is now a research fellow at The National Academy of Theatre, part of Oslo National Academy of the Arts. In his research project The Acoustic Act he works to develop a musical theatre genre in which the actors are musicians within a sound-producing stage design, a stage design doubling as a performance space and musical instrument. The text and actions of the actors are to leave traces in the space and become the music of the performance. The production The Odyssey finds its war theme in Homer's work."

De Utvalgte, always searching for new ways in its stage expression:

"De Utvalgte was established in 1993 after the company's original ensemble graduated from Nordisk Teaterskole (Nordic Theatre School) in Denmark and has functioned as an artistic collective since the start. The company has made about 30 productions and is known for its original, visual expression and for playing with roles, identities, fiction and facts."

DUS - Den Unge Scenen and International Connections:

"DUS is a national youth project established in 2004 after an idea and model from the English Connections. The aim is to stimulate production of quality theatre for youth. Every second year DUS presents the result of the past two years' work. At the time playwrights have written new texts on assignment, theatre companies all over the country have worked on performances, and regional festivals plus a festival for selected companies are arranged. Until now DUS has led to 22 new texts, and 70 companies have made productions from the texts."

EventyrForteljeTeaterStund* (FairytaleTellingTheatreTime), regular storytelling session every Saturday around noon, at The Norwegian Theatre:

"EventyrForteljeTeaterStund has been active for 14 years at The Norwegian Theatre. Every Saturday at 12 an ensemble of five-six actors tell Norwegian and foreign fairytales, and sing with the children. The initiative was made by the actors, and the crew consists of Marit Kolbræk, Ragnhild Hilt, Unn Vibeke Hol, Wenche Elena Medbøe, Sigve Bøe, Bernhard Ramstad and Hilde Olausson."

*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.

Eg/Ik/Ich/I by Oscar van Woensel, directed by Jonas Corell Petersen, The Norwegian Theatre and De Toonelmakerij, Amsterdam:

"Eg/Ik/Ich/I is a collaboration project and part of the grand theatre project Young Europe, initiated by the theatre network European Theatre Convention. Seven countries take part in the project, and this is one of four plays written for it. This production is produced by The Norwegian Theatre and De Toonelmakerij, Amsterdam. It is performed by two Dutch and one Norwegian actor, and tells the legend of Narcissus and Echo - the story of he who was so in love with himself, and she who could only ape."