| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldelse av Elisabeth Leinslie i Dagsavisen av Dramatikkfestivalen 2006 | June 22, 2006 | Download |
Sneglegutten* (The Snail Boy)
Sneglegutten* (The Snail Boy) was a play for children by Lars Vik, Grenland Friteater: It is night, and the stars shine bright. Beneath The Big Dipper a cat girl meets a dog boy. The wind brings along the sounds from an adult party somewhere far away. She has thousand Norwegian kroner in her pocket. He has a doghouse he has left. But what are two ten year olds doing outside this late at night?
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 1712)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 11, 2006 |
| Produced by | Grenland Friteater |
| In collaboration with | Ibsen Theatre, , The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Sneglegutten by Lars Vik |
| Audience | Children (from 8 to 12) |
| Audience size | 16481 |
| Number of events | 223 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | March 11, 2006 — February 6, 2009 |
| Website | Grenland Friteater |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 8m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 150 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 30 minutes |
| Audience | 90 |
As part of the 2006 celebration of Ibsen a playwriting contest was announced and Lars Vik decided to register. Vik had heard a story about some children being paid thousand Norwegian kroner to stay away when the parents held a party. An image came up – and a mood. A left doghouse. A dark and overgrown garden with heavy trees. Forgotten children’s toys in the dark of autumn. It began to look like a room in which unusual meetings could take place. What if a young boy happened to meet a young girl in this garden? What if they both had something to hide, something they were forced into revealing before the end of the night?
The story became the origin of the play Sneglegutten (literally: The Snail Boy) and it won the playwriting contest 1000 and NOW. While Ibsen wrote great plays about great questions for great people, Lars Vik attempted to write a small play about great questions for small people.
What is sadder than rain, half empty balloons and crop closed apple trees?
Boy: I wish I had one of those daddies.
Girl: They are overrated.
Boy: It would have been nice just to try one...
Girl: Did yours leave too?
Boy: He never showed up.
Sources:
Grenland Friteater, grenlandfriteater.com, 29.07.2010, http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/show_details.asp?ID=986
Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival, pit.no, 29.07.2010, http://2006.pit.no/vis_tgruppe.asp?gID=78
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Lars Vik | – Playwright |
| Geddy Aniksdal | – Direction |
| Bjørn Klakegg | – Music |
| Guro Dalene | – Stage design |
| Guro Dalene | – Costume design |
| Tor Arne Ursin | – Lighting design |
| Olav Hanto | – Actor (Gutten) |
| Kjersti Høgli | – Actor (Jenta) |
| Jonas Borgan Olsen (from 2009 to 2011) | – Producer |
| June 2006 – Scene 2, Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | Show |
| March 11, 2006 – Friteatret, Grenland Friteater | Opening night |
| Norwegian Drama Festival | June 2006 |
"Sneglegutten is a vulnerable, moving description of children sacrificed due to adult egoism and their attempts at binding bonds of friendship." Oslopuls