Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending was a theatre production staged by Folketeatret in 1959, based on the play by Tennessee Williams. The production was performed in Folketeatret.
Jens Gunderssen directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 22056)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 2, 1959 |
| Produced by | Folketeatret |
| Based on | Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | May 2, 1959 |
| Last changed | 02.07.2025 |
| Create date | 28.04.2012 |
Requirements to venue
| Last changed | 02.07.2025 |
| Create date | 28.04.2012 |
Contributors (24)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tennessee Williams | – Playwright |
| Magli Elster | – Translation |
| Jens Gunderssen | – Direction |
| Niels Rothenberg | – Composer |
| Erik Hagen | – Stage design |
| Beate Berntzen | – Costume design |
| Edgar Alver | – Actor (Onkel Pleasant, en svart mann) |
| Odd Andersen | – Actor (1. mann) |
| Marit Bolling | – Actor (En kvinne) |
| Hilde Brenni | – Actor (Miss Porter) |
| Bjarne Bø | – Actor (Dog Hamma) |
| Ragnhild Hald | – Actor (Beulah Binnings) |
| Elna Hallenberg-Næss | – Actor (Carol Cutrere) |
| Sverre Hansen | – Actor (Sherriff Talbott) |
| Else Heiberg | – Actor (Lady Torrance) |
| Birger Løvaas | – Actor (Pee Wee Binnings) |
| Ragnhild Michelsen | – Actor (Wee Tallbott) |
| Gunnar Olram | – Actor (Jabe Torrance) |
| Arnold Petersheim | – Actor (2. mann) |
| Sissel Sellæg | – Actor (Søster Temple) |
| Merete Skavlan | – Actor (Dolly Hamma) |
| Rolf Søder | – Actor (Valentine Xavier) |
| Anne-Lise Tangstad | – Actor (Eva Temple) |
| Carsten Winger | – Actor (David Cutrere) |
Performance dates
| May 2, 1959 – Hovedscenen i Folketeaterbygningen | National premiere, Norway |