The Torshov Theatre
The Torshov Theatre is a sub-department of The National Theatre.
The theatre opened the autumn of 1977 with a drama written particularly for the borough of Torshov, Lever du'a Karlsen?* (Are you alive, then, Karlsen?), by Tor Edvin Dahl.
The first few years the theatre was organised communally, with a relatively permanent ensemble artistically only loosely connected to The National Theatre. Eventually the idea of a repertoire especially directed towards the borough's population was left behind.
In 1982 Stein Winge became the artistic director of the theatre, and during his time as a leader particular emphasis was on providing classics such as Shakespeare, Ibsen and Gorky a modern, theatrical expression.
From the 1990es the theatre has been ruled by groups of actors, each group responsible for a term of a few years at the time.
Source:
Store Norske Leksikon, http://snl.no/Torshovteatret
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 3925)| Object type | Organization |
| Main focus | Theatre |
| Established | 1977 |
Contact information
| Address | Oslo, Norway |
Other information
| Legal entity | Other |
Own productions (148)
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| A Doll's House | – September 9, 2020 |
| The Seagull | – August 30, 2019 |
| Medea | – February 2, 2019 |
| Hedda Gabler | – September 11, 2018 |
| Worthless Men | – May 11, 2018 |
| Aniara | – April 19, 2018 |
| UFO-bygda* (The UFO village) | – January 26, 2018 |
| 1984 | – Navember 4, 2017 |
| Journey to the World Under Ground | – September 5, 2017 |
| Nostalgi 2175 | – March 31, 2017 |
| R.U.R. - Rossums Universal-Roboter | – January 13, 2017 |
| Grønlandsutraen | – August 27, 2016 |
| En får væra som en er* (One should be how one is) | – June 9, 2016 |
| Karsten and Petra | – April 15, 2016 |
| The Tempest | – January 15, 2016 |
| Worthless Men | – June 16, 2015 |
| Dido + Aeneas | – April 18, 2015 |
| En får væra som en er* (One should be how one is) | – February 17, 2015 |
| The Brat | – Navember 7, 2014 |
| An Enemy of The People | – September 7, 2014 |
| Kondolerer* (My Condolences) | – May 6, 2014 |
| En får væra som en er* (One should be how one is) | – April 4, 2014 |
| Worthless Men | – January 9, 2014 |
| Etc. | – September 10, 2013 |
| Holocaustmusikalen - Stafylokokktrilogien III | – February 8, 2013 |
| Peer Gynt | – August 25, 2012 |
| A Behanding in Spokane | – March 24, 2012 |
| Jåtåkdag* (Yysplyseday) | – January 28, 2012 |
| Orphans | – Navember 9, 2011 |
| Kondolerer* (My Condolences) | – September 24, 2011 |
| An Oak Tree | – September 14, 2011 |
| Kafka | – September 1, 2011 |
| Ti liv* (Ten lives) | – April 9, 2011 |
| Endelig skjer det noe* (Finally something happens) | – February 5, 2011 |
| Mr. Kolpert | – Navember 20, 2010 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – October 2009 |
| Chet spiller ikke her* (Chet doesn't play here) | – September 2, 2009 |
| Valerie Jean Solanas skal bli president i Amerika* (Valerie Jean Solanas is going to be the President of America) | – August 29, 2009 |
| Worthless Men | – April 17, 2009 |
| Misantropen | – March 27, 2009 |
| Salong* (Salon) | – January 17, 2009 |
| Hunger | – Navember 15, 2008 |
| Volpone | – April 26, 2008 |
| Worthless Men | – March 5, 2008 |
| Vaginamonologene | – January 22, 2008 |
| Kaldt Produkt | – Navember 16, 2007 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – October 2007 |
| Faust | – September 1, 2007 |
| Røde Hunder * (Red Dogs/Rubella) | – December 5, 2006 |
| Emperor and Galilean | – Navember 4, 2006 |
| After Hedda | – September 7, 2006 |
| En bagatell | – May 6, 2006 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – April 2006 |
| Lenz | – February 11, 2006 |
| Orgie | – Navember 12, 2005 |
| 3:8 Limbo | – February 5, 2005 |
| Below the belt | – Navember 13, 2004 |
| Peer Gynt | – August 28, 2004 |
| Roe Head | – March 27, 2004 |
| Endgame | – January 24, 2004 |
| En gammel mann som danser | – August 30, 2003 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – August 23, 2003 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – March 24, 2003 |
| Winter | – January 11, 2003 |
| The Wind in the Willows | – Navember 8, 2002 |
| When We Dead Awaken | – September 4, 2002 |
| The Pianist | – March 14, 2002 |
| Skyggen | – February 6, 2002 |
| Stones in His Pockets | – Navember 6, 2001 |
| 1001 natt | – September 15, 2001 |
| I Hired a Contract Killer | – September 4, 2001 |
| Vi er ikke kaker | – April 25, 2001 |
| Dagbok fra Beograd | – March 15, 2001 |
| Cirkus | – January 17, 2001 |
| Vaginamonologene | – October 4, 2000 |
| On the Sunny Side | – May 20, 2000 |
| Don Juan - et nachspiel | – January 21, 2000 |
| Crave | – September 15, 1999 |
| Feite menn i skjørt | – May 7, 1999 |
| Legenden om Ouagadou* (The Legend of Ougadou) | – February 17, 1999 |
| Caravan | – February 5, 1999 |
| Jenta, mamman og søpla | – Navember 11, 1998 |
| The Hour We Knew Nothing of Each Other | – April 25, 1998 |
| Ondskapen | – Navember 28, 1997 |
| Massemorderen og vennene hennes | – October 11, 1997 |
| Neville's Island | – September 13, 1997 |
| Killer Joe | – April 30, 1997 |
| Oppvokst i fangenskap | – January 18, 1997 |
| Fluekongen | – Navember 8, 1996 |
| The Night Just Before the Forests | – Navember 8, 1996 |
| People Annihilation or My Liver is Senseless | – October 5, 1996 |
| Nettopp derfor | – June 1996 |
| Pelléas & Mélisande | – March 23, 1996 |
| Gaucho | – January 13, 1996 |
| Slangehud | – September 15, 1995 |
| Frank og Fia | – May 4, 1995 |
| Pterodaktyler | – February 11, 1995 |
| Oleanna | – Navember 5, 1994 |
| Disney-killer | – February 18, 1994 |
| Oppvåkningen* (The Awakening) | – October 28, 1993 |
| BECKETT! BECKETT! BECKETT! - Spill | – October 15, 1993 |
| BECKETT! BECKETT! BECKETT! - Endgame | – October 15, 1993 |
| BECKETT! BECKETT! BECKETT! - Waiting for Godot | – October 15, 1993 |
| Medea | – March 27, 1992 |
| Raskolnikov | – Navember 1, 1991 |
| Blekhud og Rødansikt | – August 16, 1991 |
| ROAD | – January 19, 1991 |
| Kvinner i rød kveld | – October 27, 1990 |
| Erobringen av Sydpolen | – October 4, 1990 |
| Dr. Valmys dobbelte historie | – February 8, 1990 |
| The Foreigner | – September 28, 1989 |
| El parque Torshov | – September 17, 1989 |
| Reddet | – March 1, 1989 |
| Dagen Vender | – Navember 17, 1988 |
| Kidnappet | – August 19, 1988 |
| Samleren | – February 18, 1988 |
| Reven | – January 22, 1988 |
| Norsktappet -87 | – December 5, 1987 |
| Det vaklende huset | – September 17, 1987 |
| The Just Assassins | – March 6, 1987 |
| En mann = en mann | – Navember 29, 1986 |
| American Buffalo | – January 27, 1986 |
| Sommergjester | – September 27, 1985 |
| Trafford Tanzi | – January 23, 1985 |
| Woyzeck | – October 4, 1984 |
| Stoppestedet | – February 29, 1984 |
| Richard II | – January 6, 1984 |
| Richard II | – January 5, 1984 |
| King John | – December 10, 1983 |
| De ville svanene | – April 26, 1983 |
| A Doll's House | – February 26, 1983 |
| Trumpets and Raspberries | – September 29, 1982 |
| The Great Baptism | – March 25, 1982 |
| Roser er røde* (Roses are Red) | – December 4, 1981 |
| Tango | – September 8, 1981 |
| Mother Courage and her children | – April 4, 1981 |
| Politimannen som gråt | – January 15, 1981 |
| Dragen | – September 27, 1980 |
| Othello | – May 14, 1980 |
| Lykkens gate | – March 1, 1980 |
| Mord på Torshov* (Murder at Torshov) | – February 14, 1980 |
| King Ubu | – Navember 3, 1979 |
| Moren | – May 7, 1979 |
| Statsministeren kommer til middag ! | – December 5, 1978 |
| Billy Bjørn fra Bjørnøy | – September 5, 1978 |
| Can't Pay? Won't Pay! | – April 6, 1978 |
| Hilmar | – December 29, 1977 |
| Lever du'a Karlsen?* (Are you alive then, Karlsen?) | – September 17, 1977 |
Co-productions (1)
| Title | Premiere |
|---|---|
| SLOWFLY/V.i.c.t.o.r.i.a.. | – April 30, 2004 – herStay |
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