Hamlet
Hamlet (1953) was a theatre production staged by Det Nye Teater (later part of Oslo Nye Teater/Oslo New Theatre) in 1953, based on the play by William Shakespeare.
Alfred Solaas directed it.
Espen Skjønberg interpreted the title role.
Information
(Objekt ID 22787)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 2, 1953 |
| Produced by | Det Nye Teater |
| Based on | Hamlet AKA The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Tragedy |
| Running period | September 2, 1953 |
Contributors (27)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Rolf Hiorth-Schøyen | – Translation |
| Alfred Solaas | – Direction |
| Lars Minsaas | – Musical direction |
| Pauline Hall | – Composer |
| Kaare Hegle | – Stage design |
| Ingeborg Guldbrandsen | – Costume design |
| Kaare Hegle | – Costume design |
| Eugen Bergh | – Actor (Osric) |
| Adolf Bjerke | – Actor (Marcellus / Skuespiller) |
| Magne Bleness | – Actor (Francisco) |
| Johannes Eckhoff | – Actor (Rosenkrantz / 2. graver) |
| Stig Egede-Nissen | – Actor (Fortinbras, prins av Norge) |
| Vegard Hall | – Actor (Hamlets fars gjenferd (gamle Hamlet) / En prest) |
| Marit Halset | – Actor (Gertrud, dronning av Danmark) |
| Thor Hjorth-Jenssen | – Actor (Laertes, Polonius' sønn) |
| Kjell Morkel | – Actor (Reynaldo / Skuespiller) |
| Randi Nordby | – Actor (Ophelia, Polonius' datter) |
| Thorleif Reiss | – Actor (Claudius, konge av Danmark) |
| Helge Reiss | – Actor (Gyldenstjerne) |
| Arne Riis | – Actor (Horatio, Hamlets venn) |
| Folkman Schaanning | – Actor (Polonius, overkammerherre) |
| Espen Skjønberg | – Actor (Hamlet, Claudius' brorsønn) |
| Eugen Skjønberg | – Actor (1. graver) |
| Alfred Solaas | – Actor (Bernardo / Skuespiller) |
| Vera Hall | – Mask design |
| Svein Abraham Sturlason | – Photo |
Performance dates
| September 2, 1953 – Hovedscenen, Det Nye Teater | Opening night |