The Happy Prince
The Happy Prince is a production by Sagliocco Ensemble. A golden statue is placed high above the city to be seen, but the statue also sees the sufferings of the people. Two parallel stories are told. Two people meet at the garbage dump. One lives there, the other is looking for her plane ticket to Egypt which she is certain has ended up on the dump.
Information
(Objekt ID 1692)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 30, 2004 |
| Produced by | Sagliocco Ensemble |
| Based on | The Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde |
| Audience | Children (from 7) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | October 30, 2004 |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Website | Sagliocco Ensemble |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 6m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Lights requirements | Own equipment |
| Audio requirements | Own equipment |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 150 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 90 minutes |
| Audience | 120 |
| Other | The audience is seated in a frontal amphi theatre, side passages are preferred. The amphi theatre can be created using mats, benches, chairs and tables. Front row should be at least 1.5 meters from the performance space. If there is a stage, this could also be used as an amphi theatre. |
The Happy Prince by Sagliocco Ensemble is freely based on Oscar Wilde's The Happy Prince. The tears from the statue's blue sapphire eyes wake the swallow at its feet. A lone swallow that should have left for Egypt long ago.
Oscar Wilde adores beauty and worships the grotesque. We are fascinated by Wilde's juggling of the extreme and the sublime with humour and satire. The Happy Prince is the third Oscar Wilde-inspired production by Sagliocco Ensemble.
The Happy Prince by Sagliocco Ensemble was supported by Arts Council Norway, The Norwegian Archive, Library and Museum Authority, The Audio Visual Fund and The Fund for Performing Artists.
Reference: Sagliocco Ensemble, www.sagliocco-ensemble.no, 10.08.2010,http://www.sagliocco-ensemble.no/sagliocco_norsk/Den_Lykkelige_Prinsen_presentasjon.html
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Anne-Sophie Erichsen | – Direction |
| Silje Steinsvik | – Stage design |
| Katharina Barbosa Blad | – Costume design |
| Geir Bremer Øvrebø | – Sound design |
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Lighting design |
| Guandaline Sagliocco | – Actor |
| Terje Sødal | – Actor |
| Håkan Islinger | – Producer |
| Kenneth Dean | – Consultant (Regikonsulent) |
| Navember 30, 2005 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden | Show |
| June 14, 2005 – Gamle Posten, Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | Show |
| June 13, 2005 – Gamle Posten, Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival | Show |
| October 30, 2004 | Opening night |