No Doctor for the Dead
No Doctor for the Dead was an intimate performance by Grenland Friteater.
It was based on texts by Georg Johannesen (1931-2005), with a musical score made by Guttorm Guttormsen and performed by actor/singer Geddy Aniksdal, accompanied by piano player Anette Röde Hagnell.
The production exists in a Norwegian-language version (Ingen doktor for de døde), an English-language version (No doctor for the dead) and a Spanish-language version (No hay doctores por los muertos).
Information
(Objekt ID 1104)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 21, 2004 |
| Produced by | Grenland Friteater |
| Audience | Youth, Adults (from 16) |
| Number of events | 28 |
| Language | Norwegian, Spanish and English |
| Keywords | Musical theatre, Theatre, Concert |
| Running period | January 21, 2004 |
| Website | Grenland Friteater |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In No Doctor for the Dead by Grenland Friteater Geddy Aniksdal gave voice to Georg Johannesen's texts from the 1950es and 60es in a simplistic and direct way, providing associations to Brecht’s cabaret, beat poetry and rock'n roll.
Georg Johannesen's poetic texts are often about subjects not usually regarded as poetic; distance, indifference and lack of emotion. But they are nevertheless sensitive to important issues such as war, peace, violence, history and politics.
When Georg Johannesen died in 2005 he was hailed as the leading Norwegian author of his generation. Johannesen's texts have been the basis for a series of productions by Grenland Friteater since 1995.
No Doctor for the Dead by Grenland Friteater was supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).
Sources:
Grenland Friteater, grenlandfriteater.com, 29.07.2010, http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/show_details.asp?ID=1008
Grenland Friteater, grenlandfriteater.com, 29.07.2010, http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/show_details.asp?ID=1009
Porsgrunn Internasjonale Teaterfestival, pit.no, 29.07.2010, http://2008.pit.no/show_details.asp?ID=501
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Direction |
| Chris Erichsen | – Composition |
| Guttorm Guttormsen | – Composition |
| Zoe Christiansen | – Stage design |
| Zoe Christiansen | – Costume |
| Jean Vincent Kerebel | – Lighting design |
| Geddy Aniksdal | – Actor |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Actor |
| Geir Bremer Øvrebø | – Other |
| Anette Røde Hagnell | – Other |
| June 16, 2013 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater (Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival) | Show |
| January 21, 2004 | Worldwide premiere |
| Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | June 16, 2013 |
S. Jonas. Uppsala Nya Tidning:
"The highlight of Friday was No Doctor for the Dead (...) Tori Amos-smelling piano pieces and existential anger in a rocking good combination."
(2008, 24.11). Varden:
"Aniksdal retrieves her darkest side and makes a strong interpretation. When it is weaved together with Hagnell’s velvet-soft voice, the evil grows larger than the stage (...)"