The Defeat
The Defeat (1937) was a theatre production by The National Theatre, the world premiere of the play by Nordahl Grieg.
Agnes Mowinckel directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 16669)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 25, 1937 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | The Defeat by Nordahl Grieg |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 13 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre, Political Theatre |
| Running period | March 25, 1937 |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
More
SOURCES:
The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 11.10.2018, https://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/EventSeries/3eac05a0-cbcd-4829-a014-3d2006a6b3e6?event_id=da2ef213-63ac-48f6-82b6-f433867afab6
Knut Nygaard and Eiliv Eide, Den Nationale Scene 1931-1976 (literally: The National Stage 1931-1976), Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1977
Contributors (46)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nordahl Grieg | – Playwright |
| Agnes Mowinckel | – Direction |
| Willy Kramer-Johansen | – Musical direction |
| Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen | – Music |
| Alexey Zaitzow | – Stage design |
| Ferdinand Finne | – Costume design |
| Jens Bolling | – Actor (Schulze, bokbinder) |
| Aase Bye | – Actor (Sylvie Gerard, danserinne) |
| Bjarne Bø | – Actor (Nasjonalgardekapteinen) |
| Henrik Børseth | – Actor (Beslay, mekaniker) |
| Aagot Børseth | – Actor (Felicités mor) |
| Egil Eide | – Actor (Gustave Courbet) |
| Tore Foss | – Actor (Lucien) |
| Elisabeth Gording | – Actor (Marie, Louis´ kone) |
| Ole Grepp | – Actor (Maurice) |
| Gerd Egede Nissen Grieg | – Actor (Gabrielle Langevin) |
| Marit Halset | – Actor (Suzanne, Courbets modell) |
| Stein Grieg Halvorsen | – Actor (Pierre) |
| Johan Hauge | – Actor (Delescluze, journalist) |
| Olafr Havrevold | – Actor (René Segur, medisiner) |
| Gøril Havrevold | – Actor (Pauline) |
| Egil Hjorth-Jenssen | – Actor (Michel, kusk) |
| Joachim Holst-Jensen | – Actor (Kjøpmann Brigeau) |
| Knut Jacobsen | – Actor (Løitnanten) |
| David Knudsen | – Actor (Marki de Ploeuc) |
| Finn Lange | – Actor (Debrune, minister / Erkebiskopen) |
| Martin Linge | – Actor (Oberst Rossel) |
| Otto Lundh | – Actor (En katolsk prest) |
| Sigurd Magnussøn | – Actor (Politikommissæren) |
| Aagot Nissen | – Actor (Laura, bordellvertinne) |
| August Oddvar | – Actor (Rigault, medisiner) |
| Ida Rothmann | – Actor (Annen kone) |
| Bertha Ræstad | – Actor (Elise, presidentens hustru) |
| Lisa Schanche | – Actor (En dame) |
| Harald Schwenzen | – Actor (Varlin, bokbinder) |
| Lasse Segelcke | – Actor (General Galliffet) |
| Gunnar Simenstad | – Actor (Martin, bakersvenn) |
| Hilde Solheim | – Actor (Første kone) |
| Henrik Anker Steen | – Actor (Pellerin, politiagent) |
| Ingeborg Steffens | – Actor (En ung pike) |
| Harald Stormoen | – Actor (Thiers, Frankrikes president) |
| Eva Winge | – Actor (Madame Lasalle) |
| Øyvind Øyen | – Actor (Louis, snekker) |
| Andreas Aabel | – Actor (Verten / En herre) |
| Egil Aaeng | – Actor (Krigskrøplingen / Brunel, politiagent) |
| Jack Fjeldstad | – Extra |
Performance dates
| March 25, 1937 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |