| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program for Pickled Image and TinkerTing's production Hunger (2009) | June 2, 2009 | Download |
Hunger
Hunger (2009) was a puppetry production by Pickled Image (England) and TinkerTing (Norway) in collaboration with Nordland Visual Theatre, inspired by Knut Hamsun's novel Hunger. The production has been performed on tour in the county of Nordland, plus other places in Norway and England, and it has been performed at festivals such as Stamsund International Theatre Festival, Vinterlysfestivalen, Fri Figur in Oslo, International Istanbul Puppet Theater Festival, UNIMA Congress & World Puppetry Festival, and it has been performed in Russia, The Netherlands, Denmark, Portugal and China.
Dik Downey and Vicky Andrews directed it.
Hunger was a finalist in Gullsekken (literally: The Gold Sack), the counties selection of the best productions of The Cultural Rucksack.
Information
(Objekt ID 186)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 2, 2009 |
| Produced by | TinkerTing, Pickled Image, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) |
| Coproducers | Nordland Visual Theatre |
| Based on | Hunger by Knut Hamsun |
| Audience | Youth, Adults (from 12) |
| Keywords | Puppetry, Drama |
| Running period | June 2, 2009 |
| Duration | 55 minutes |
| Website | TinkerTing |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 8m |
| Maximum stage width | 6m |
| Minimum stage depth | 6m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 250 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 120 minutes |
| Other | Wardrobes should be in the immediate vicinity of the venue and should preferably have opportunities to shower. The group brings all the equipment (light, sound, cover - everything!), And mount a stage rig (a mobile scenehus or look cabinet) on the stage. The rig consists of LITEC Fx25 latter elements. |
In Hunger by TinkerTing and Pickled Image a writer puts himself through a starving experiment, as medication against writer's block. The experiment gets out of hand. The wheels of history grind. An unidentified ship docks in the harbour. And in the body of the writer a worm is eating its way.....
Supported by: Arts Council Norway and The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (travel grant/performing arts).
SOURCES:
Nordland Visual Theatre, figurteateret.no, 03.03.2012, http://www.figurteateret.no/Artikkel.aspx?AId=10243&back=1&MId1=612&MId2=&MId3=&
The National Library of Norway, performance program transferred to Sceneweb 31.05.2018
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Knut Hamsun | – Author |
| Vicky Andrews | – Script |
| Dik Downey | – Script |
| Per Arne Løset | – Script |
| Vicky Andrews | – Concept/Idea |
| Dik Downey | – Concept/Idea |
| Per Arne Løset | – Concept/Idea |
| Vicky Andrews | – Direction |
| Dik Downey | – Direction |
| Simon Preston | – Music |
| Vicky Andrews | – Stage design |
| Dik Downey | – Stage design |
| Joris Hol | – Stage design |
| Jan Erik Skarby | – Stage design |
| Amanda Hambleton | – Costume design |
| Vicky Andrews | – Puppetry Design |
| Dik Downey | – Puppetry Design |
| Jan Erik Skarby | – Lighting design |
| Gisle Hass | – Puppeteer |
| Per Arne Løset | – Puppeteer |
| Max Humphries | – Props |
| Cecilie Graven Engseth | – Technician |
| Joris Hol | – Technician |
| Geir Ove Andersen | – Producer (Figurteatret i Nordland) |
| Preben Faye-Schjøll | – Consultant (Dramaturgikonsulent) |
| Ing Randi Johansen | – Other (Figurteateret i Nordland) |
| Anne Sørfjell | – Other (Figurteateret i Nordland) |
| Onela Keal | – Administration (PR-design) |
| International Istanbul Puppet Theater Festival | May 17, 2013 |
| UNIMA Congress & World Puppetry Festival | May 27, 2012 |
| Vinterlys | February 18, 2011 |
| Fri Figur | 2010 |
| Stamsund Teaterfestival | June 2, 2009 |
Grimstad Adressetidende:
"...Per Arne Løset and Gisle Hass managed the act of making the hungry'writer' look alive. Two arms, one from each of the puppeteers, were perfectly coordinated. (...) Here is a lot of sound, but few words. Still the puppets and the sound manage to convey the content of the piece in an excellent manner."
Nordlys:
"The grotesque puppets, splendidly led by the puppeteers Per Arne Løset and Gisle Hass, plus the music and sound effects contribute to genuine insight in how it is to really starve, a phenomenon we barely know in the western world today."
Lofotposten:
"The promises are kept from the first moment, in which the main character - the starving, failed author - is plagued by nightmares under a lice-infested blanket in a worn-down bed."
The Venue:
"Hunger is a gobsmacker of terrible beauty in which the manipulators become one with the manipulated. (…) This is pure stage magic where the choreographed style of the Eurozone meets the best-of-British puppet labs to create a world-class spectacle. Surely destined to become a classic of the international adult puppetry scene"