Nordland Theatre
Nordland Theatre is a Norwegian regional theatre, based in Mo i Rana and responsible for touring the municipalities of the county of Nordland.
Nordland Theatre was established in August 1979. From then until 1986 the theatre was ruled by communal meeting under an interim board, as a subdivision of The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret). In 1981 Nordland Theatre became a limited liability company owned by the county of Nordland and the municipality of Rana.
The theatre's first complete production, of The Broken Jug by Heinrich von Kleist, opened in January 1980. At the time, the theatre had already performed two intimate musical productions as test projects.
Information
(Objekt ID 2666)| Object type | Organization |
| Also known as | Nordland Teater |
| Organization type | District institution |
| Main focus | Theatre |
| Established | July 31, 1979 |
| post@nordlandteater.no | |
| Website | Nordland Teater |
Contact information
| Address | PB 1263, 8602 Mo i Rana, Norway |
| post@nordlandteater.no | |
| Telefon |
75134848 9263815 |
Other information
| Legal entity | Limited liability company/AS or ASA |
| Org nr. | 930 743 437 |
| Member of | Association of Norwegian Theatres and Orchestras |
During the period from January 1, 1979 to December 31, 1986, Nordland Theatre was led by communal meetings. Since then, the following persons have been artistic directors of the theatre:
January 1 to December 31 1987: Bodvar Moe, Geir Næss and Stig Bang
January 1 1988 - December 31 1990: Wolfgang Kolneder
January 1 1991 - December 31 1991: Bjørn Skjefstad
January 1 1992 - December 31 1992: Thorbjørn Gabrielsen
January 1 1993 - December 31 1996: Thom Bastholm
January 1 1997 - March 31 2000: Frode Rasmussen
April 1 2000 - December 31 2007: Thor-Inge Gullvåg
January 1 2008 - December 31 2012: Reidar Sørensen
January 1 2013 - December 31 2022: Birgitte Strid
Nordland Theatre is among the Norwegian theatres where the administrative director is registered as the head of the theatre, in The Brønnøysund Register Centre.
Are Nakling is the administrative director of the theatre. He has held the position from 1998.
The theatre's venue was inaugurated October 15 2005. The Nordland Theatre venue has three stages or halls: Hovedscena (the main stage), Blackbox and Teaterkaféen (the theatre café).
Nordland Theatre presents an annual average of 6 to 8 productions, in addition to arranging the youth program UNGENordland and the festival Vinterlys (literally: Winter Lights).
SOURCES:
Nordland Theatre, http://www.nordlandteater.no, 11.10.2010
Press release from Nordland Theatre, nordlandteater.no, https://nordlandteater.no/nyheter/to-nye-%C3%A5r-til-teatersjefen?fbclid=IwAR1Q0MWyQ9wjs623hDkMTa0KUIedPWixMJxHgZ8ew1QqbvzQtTNsKHdDtmQ, 07.12.2018
The Brønnøysund Register Centre, www.brreg.no, 06.12.18, https://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=930743437
| Birgitte Strid | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 2012 til December 30, 2022) |
| Reidar Sørensen | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 2007 til December 30, 2012) |
| Thor-Inge Gullvåg | – Theatre director (fra April 1, 2000 til December 30, 2007) |
| Are Nakling | – Managing-director |
| Frode Rasmussen | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1996 til March 31, 2000) |
| Thom Bastholm | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1992 til December 30, 1996) |
| Thorbjørn Gabrielsen | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1991 til December 30, 1992) |
| Bjørn Skjefstad | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1990 til December 30, 1991) |
| Wolfgang Kolneder | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1987 til December 30, 1990) |
| Stig Bang | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1986 til December 30, 1987) |
| Bodvar Drottninghaug Moe | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1986 til December 30, 1987) |
| Geir Næss | – Theatre director (fra December 31, 1986 til December 30, 1987) |