Brand
Brand was a theatre production staged by The National Theatre in 1928, based on the play by Henrik Ibsen.
Halfdan Christensen directed it and Egil Eide acted in the title role.
Information
(Objekt ID 16551)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 23, 1928 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | Brand by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 10 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | February 23, 1928 |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
In 1928 Brand was one of the 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/21720edd-7760-4ae5-a1d6-d9e5d87562a3/Default.aspx
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Halfdan Christensen | – Direction |
| Oliver Neerland | – Stage design |
| Franz Wallin | – Lighting design |
| Sigurd Asmundsen | – Actor (Klokkeren) |
| Henrik Børseth | – Actor (Mann av almuen) |
| Aagot Didriksen | – Actor (Agnes) |
| Johanne Dybwad | – Actor (Gerd) |
| Egil Eide | – Actor (Brand) |
| Sigurd Eldegard | – Actor (En bonde) |
| David Knudsen | – Actor (Doktoren) |
| Julie Lampe | – Actor (En bondekone) |
| Tryggve Larssen | – Actor (Skolemesteren) |
| Ole Leikvang | – Actor (Mann av almuen) |
| Erling Mangår | – Actor (Mann av almuen) |
| Karin Meyer | – Actor (Taterkvinnen) |
| Aksel Opsann | – Actor (Mann av almuen) |
| Sophie Reimers | – Actor (Brands mor) |
| Harald Schwenzen | – Actor (Einar) |
| Harald Stormoen | – Actor (Fogden) |
| Julian Strøm | – Actor (Bondens halvvoksne sønn) |
| Gustav Thomassen | – Actor (Prosten) |
| March 15, 1928 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Show |
| February 23, 1928 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |