Come Back, Liza
Come back, Liza (2020) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, based on a text by Terje Nordby. The production was performed in the theatre's venue Scene 3.
Terje Nordby and Lasse Kolsrud directed it.
The production was performed for a limited number of spectators, due to Coronavirus prevention measures.
The world premiere of Come Back, Liza took place at the jazz club Belleville in Oslo in 1997. Later the same year, a radio theatre version was broadcast by Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation's radio drama division in 1997, and The Norwegian Theatre produced its first stage version in 1999. Lasse Kolsrud acted in all three productions. Berit Hedemann directed the radio theatre version and Terje Nordby the theatre version.
Information
(Objekt ID 102999)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 2, 2020 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Come Back, Liza by Terje Nordby |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 226 |
| Number of events | 10 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Musical theatre, Drama, Corona-production |
| Running period | October 2, 2020 |
| Website | Det Norske Teatret |
"Lauritz Moe is to introduce the old Harry Belafonte hit Come Back, Liza. But today, he has not just been left by his girlfriend, he has also just gotten to know that his father's body has been identified in Eastern Africa. It is difficult to concentrate on what he is to say, and digressions push through. While his thoughts fly, he brings us on a journey to a landscape in which myths and reality merge. The core theme is a man's longing for his father.
A generation of sailors
In the mid-1970es, almost a third of all Norwegian men in working age had been working at sea for shorter or longer periods of time. Actor Lasse Kolsrud was one of them. His experiences with the dog watch, scraping rust, cheap spirits for Christmas, and not least his relationship to his father, who was a sailor all his life, have made up one of the foundations for the story of the former sailor Lauritz Moe. The production was made in collaboration with Terje Nordby and was first performed in 1997. When they now revive it, they want to find out how Lauritz Moe is now, 20 years later."
SOURCES:
The Norwegian Theatre, detnorsketeatret.no, 12.08.2020, https://www.detnorsketeatret.no/framsyningar/come-back-liza, https://www.detnorsketeatret.no/bakgrunnsartiklar/evig-sjomann-og-kjaerleik
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 12.08.2020
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Terje Nordby | – Playwright |
| Lasse Kolsrud | – Direction |
| Terje Nordby | – Direction |
| Anders Hasmo | – Dramaturge |
| Unni Walstad | – Visual design |
| Lasse Kolsrud | – Actor |
| Espen Leite | – Musician |
| October 2, 2020 18:30 – Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), The Norwegian Theatre | Opening night |