The Master Builder
The Master Builder (2023) was a theatre production by Vegard Vinge and Ida Müller. The Master Builder was based on the play of the same title by Henrik Ibsen, but included "inserts" from texts by Jon Fosse. The production was performed at The Norwegian Theatre in connection with The International Fosse Festival in 2023.
The production had a lower age restriction of 18 years.
An exhibition opening and conversation between the director Vegard Vinge and dramaturg Julian Blaue, "Bed-In against the apokalypse", was put on as part of the festival’s academic programme on 15 September 2023.
Information
(Objekt ID 141515)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 7, 2023 |
| Produced by | |
| Coproducers | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen; Melancholy by Jon Fosse; Melancholia II by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults (from 18) |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk, Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian dialect |
| Keywords | Theatre, Video, Multidisciplinary, Drama, Musical theatre, Music, Masked Theatre, Performing arts, Movie, Theatre of the absurd, Ambient theatre, Visual arts, Burlesque, Retelling, Grotesque, Live art, Pantomime, Parody/Travesty, Performance, Post-dramatic theatre, Slapstick, light opera, Tableau, Trash Theatre, Thriller, Ritual |
| Running period | September 2, 2023 |
| Duration | approx. 8 hours |
| Website | Den Internasjonale Fossefestivalen, Byggmeister Solness, Against the Line, BED-IN MOT APOKALYPSEN |
More
SOURCES:
The Norwegian Theatre, 29.08.2023, https://www.detnorsketeatret.no/framsyningar/vinge-m%C3%BCller-2
Contributors (57)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Vegard Vinge | – Direction |
| Ida Müller | – Stage design |
| Ida Müller | – Co-creator |
| Vegard Vinge | – Co-creator |
| Carl Martin Eggesbø | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Roe Aker | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Deepa Veronica Andersen | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Pelle Ask | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Eduardo Balanza | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Fredrik Bjerkan | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Camilla Brandsleth | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Maximilian Brauer | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Martin Breine | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Joscha Eckert | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Grettir Einarsson | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Øyvin Rustad Fjærvoll | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Olatz Galarza | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Sander Lilleeidet Haga | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Anders Hamre | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Anna Hoelsæter Hansen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Tuva Kathinka-Dorothea Owren Hennum | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Lova Hiselius | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Margarita Hoffmann | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Kenneth Homstad | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Pål Morten Hverven | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Freddy Jensen | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Gro Trondal Johansen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Dagny Backer Johnsen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Vilde Jønland | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Jo Kallset | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Børge Løkke Knudsson | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Harald Kolaas | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Petter Width Kristiansen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Molly Raak Larsson | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Per Willy Liholm | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Leon Lindgren | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Christian Mathisen | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Kjell Åge Meland | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Eyrun Muller | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Bernhard Pedersen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Adam Read | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Trond Reinholdtsen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Chris Reitan | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Ruth Emilie Rustad Martinsen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Maiken Rye | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Hedda Rønneberg | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Ville Seppänen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Line Solem | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Erlend Stamnes | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Adam Manthey Steen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Sofia Hegstad Su | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Gina Søderstrøm | – Performer (Medverkande Det Norske Teatret) |
| Arnt Kristian Teigen | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Kenneth Thon | – Performer (Medverkande Vinge/Müller) |
| Vegard Vinge | – Performer |
Performance dates
| September 23, 2023 12.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 21, 2023 13.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 19, 2023 13.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 16, 2023 12.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 14, 2023 13.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 12, 2023 13.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 9, 2023 12.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| September 7, 2023 13.00 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Opening night |
Festivals (1)
| Den Internasjonale Fossefestivalen | September 7, 2023 |