When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town
When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town was a theatre production staged by The National Theatre in 1956, based on the text by Thorbjørn Egner.
Jørn Ording directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 17069)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | December 26, 1956 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | When the Robbers Came to Cardamom Town by Thorbjørn Egner |
| Audience | Children |
| Number of events | 111 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for children, Theatre |
| Running period | December 26, 1956 — 1960 |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
| Last changed | 12.11.2025 |
| Create date | 20.11.2012 |
Requirements to venue
| Last changed | 12.11.2025 |
| Create date | 20.11.2012 |
Contributors (32)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Thorbjørn Egner | – Playwright |
| Jørn Ording | – Direction |
| Randi Kramer-Johansen | – Choreography |
| Anne Fladmoe | – Musical direction |
| Thorbjørn Egner | – Composer |
| Thorbjørn Egner | – Stage design |
| Thorbjørn Egner | – Costume design |
| Bjarne Amdahl | – Musical arrangement |
| Per Asplin | – Actor (Barberer Sørensen i 1956) |
| Arne Bang-Hansen | – Actor (Politimester Bastian) |
| Arne Bjerklund | – Actor (Remo) |
| Magne Bleness | – Actor (Jesper) |
| Odd Borg | – Actor (Barberer Sørensen i 1959) |
| Wilfred Breistrand | – Actor (Pølsemakeren) |
| Per Bronken | – Actor (Trikkefører Syversen i 1956) |
| Tone Danielsen | – Actor (Kamomilla) |
| Evy Engelsborg | – Actor (Fru Bastian) |
| Ragnar Holen | – Actor (Trikkefører Syversen i 1959) |
| Knut Hultgren | – Actor (Kjøpmann Berg i 1959) |
| Øivind Johnssen | – Actor (Bakeren i 1956) |
| Tryggve Larssen | – Actor (Gamle Tobias i 1956) |
| Otto Lundh | – Actor (Dyrehandleren) |
| Ole-Jørgen Nilsen | – Actor (Bakeren i 1959) |
| Knut Risan | – Actor (Kasper) |
| Frank Robert | – Actor (Jonatan i 1959) |
| Rolf Sand | – Actor (Gamle Tobias i 1959) |
| Odd Sandnæs | – Actor (Tommy) |
| Kari Sundby | – Actor (Tante Sofie) |
| Noralv Teigen | – Actor (Jonatan i 1956) |
| Reidar Aas | – Actor (Silius) |
| Egil Åsman | – Actor (Løven) |
| Olav Aasmundtveit | – Actor (Kjøpmann Berg i 1956) |
Performance dates
| December 26, 1959 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| December 26, 1956 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |