An Enemy of the People
An Enemy of the People was a theatre production staged by The National Theatre in 1915, based on the play by Henrik Ibsen.
Gustav Thomassen directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 16397)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 9, 1915 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | February 9, 1915 — 1928 |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET ARKIV |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In 1928 An Enemy of the People was revived, as one of six different productions The National Theatre staged to celebrate the 100 year anniversary for the birth of Ibsen: Brand, The Wild Duck, Ghosts, Rosmersholm, The League of Youth and An Enemy of the People were all performed during one week of jubilee celebrations.
Henrik Ibsen was born March 20 1828.
Sources:
The book Teater utenfor folkeskikken (literally: Theatre outside of civilisation), Jens Harald Eilertsen, Orkana forlag 2004
The National Theatre's performance archive, www.nationaltheatret.no, 26.02.2013, http://fdb.nationaltheatret.no/S%C3%B8k/tabid/57/ctl/PlayView/mid/374/oppsetningId/94c6f0d6-c029-46f4-8870-2429c807770a/Default.aspx
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Gustav Thomassen | – Direction |
| Bjørn Bjørnson | – Instruction (1924) |
| Jens Wang | – Stage design |
| Sigurd Asmundsen | – Actor (Morten Kiil i 1915) |
| Theodor Blich | – Actor (Peter Stockmann i 1915) |
| Mette Bull | – Actor (Petra i 1915) |
| Henrik Børseth | – Actor (Skipskaptein Horster i 1924) |
| Egil Eide | – Actor (Tomas Stockmann) |
| David Knudsen | – Actor (Hovstad) |
| Sigurd Magnussøn | – Actor (Skipskaptein Horster i 1915) |
| Karin Meyer | – Actor (Petra i 1924) |
| Harald Schwenzen | – Actor (Skipskaptein Horster i 1924) |
| Harald Heide Steen | – Actor (Sønnene til Dr. Stockmann) |
| Harald Stormoen | – Actor (Morten Kiil) |
| Gustav Thomassen | – Actor (Aslaksen) |
| Gunnar Tolnæs | – Actor (Skipskaptein Horster i 1915) |
| Johanne Voss | – Actor (Fru Stockmann) |
| Stub Wiberg | – Actor (Peter Stockmann i 1924) |
| Hauk Aabel | – Actor (Billing) |
| March 18, 1928 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| September 2, 1924 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| May 20, 1916 – Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern / Dramaten, The Royal Dramatic Theatre | visiting performance |
| February 9, 1915 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |