Saturday evening at the mountain farm
Saturday evening at the mountain farm (1945) was a theatre production by Komediateatret. Saturday evening at the mountain farm was based on a play of the same title by Jens Tvedt. The final performance took place on 7 May 1945. This was the last production under the directorship of Lars Nygard. He was forced to step down as theatre director after World War II, since he was associated with the pro-Nazi Norwegian National Socialist party (Nasjonal Samling).
The director of this production was Alv Hordnes.
Information
(Objekt ID 102213)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | April 14, 1945 |
| Produced by | Komediateatret |
| Based on | Saturday evening at the mountain farm by Jens Tvedt |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 31 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre, 2nd World War, One-act Play |
| Running period | April 14, 1945 — May 7, 1945 |
The action takes place on a mountain farm, in the middle of summer.
Before the performance:
Inger Eriksen and Arne Wassenden performed the following songs:
Solveigs sang
Våren
Østenfor sol - Vestenfor måne
Du er den ene
SOURCES:
Ludvigsen, Birthe-Lisbeth: masters thesis, University of Bergen
Frie teatergrupper og prosjektteater i Bergen 1970-2006 - en kontekstualisert oversikt og beskrivelse (literally: Independent Theatre Companies and Project Theatres in Bergen 1970-2006 – a contextualised overview and description), UiB 2007
The Theatre Archive at the University of Bergen, various dates
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jens Tvedt | – Playwright |
| Alv Hordnes | – Direction |
| Pedro E. Fure | – Decorations |
| Severin Bergesen | – Actor (Helge Haugen, rik, halvgamal bonde) |
| Lars Gåsdal | – Actor (Leidulf, driftekar og hestehandler) |
| Alv Hordnes | – Actor (Salmund, bonde, far til Gunnhild) |
| Harry Lund | – Actor (Ola) |
| Ruth Lygre | – Actor (Ingeborg, stølsjente) |
| Gudrun Møklebust | – Actor (Sigrid, stølsjente) |
| Arnt Vasdal | – Actor (Knut) |
| Aino von Düring | – Actor (Gunnhild, ung jente) |
| May 7, 1945 – Komediateatret / Musikkakademiet i Bergens sokkeletasje | Show |
| April 14, 1945 – Komediateatret / Musikkakademiet i Bergens sokkeletasje | Opening night |