About Peer AKA Peer Gynt
About Peer, formerly performed as Peer Gynt and as The Story of Peer Gynt (2020) was a theatre solo produced by Kåre Conradi in collaboration with The National Theatre of Norway, based on the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen, in a monologue adaptation by Kåre Conradi. The opening took place at Amfiscenen (The Amphi Stage), The National Theatre.
Kåre Conradi also performed the text.
Kåre Conradi has repeatedly revived the production. It was also planned to be performed during the Coronavirus crisis of 2020, when it was to visit Ibsenhuset in Skien, an event produced in collaboration with Ibsen Theatre. This was cancelled due to protection measures against the virus.
Information
(Objekt ID 17553)| Object type | Production |
| Original title | The Story of Peer Gynt |
| Premiere | September 4, 2000 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| In collaboration with | Ibsen Theatre |
| Based on | Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Monologue, Theatre, Corona-production |
| Running period | September 4, 2000 |
| Website | nationaltheatret |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | Yes |
SOURCES:
Kåre Conradi, www.kareconradi.com, 19.12.2020, http://www.kareconradi.com/ibsen-no.html
Ibsen Theatre, teateribsen.no, 11.11.2020, https://teateribsen.no/forestilling/kare-conradi-om-peer/
The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 07.10.19, https://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/e7e5ff1e-b9d7-4f75-9bf8-990078cdaed4
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Kåre Conradi | – Adapted by |
| Kåre Conradi | – Actor |
| March 19, 2020 – Dovergubbens hall, Ibsenhuset, Skien | Cancelled |
| September 4, 2000 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |