The Game of Life
The Game of Life was a theatre production staged by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) in 1961 based on the play by Knut Hamsun.
Information
(Objekt ID 22988)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 5, 1961 |
| Produced by | Det Nye Teateret |
| Based on | The Game of Life by Knut Hamsun |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 7 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | May 5, 1961 |
| Last changed | 15.11.2025 |
| Create date | 13.07.2012 |
Requirements to venue
| Last changed | 15.11.2025 |
| Create date | 13.07.2012 |
Contributors (30)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Knut Hamsun | – Playwright |
| Jens Bjørneboe | – Adapted by |
| Jens Bjørneboe | – Direction |
| Kaare Hegle | – Stage design |
| Jens Bjørneboe | – Costume design |
| Edgar Alver | – Actor (En fiskergutt) |
| Odd Andersen | – Actor (En klædehandler) |
| Tone Tveteraas Bjørneboe | – Actor (Musikerkonen) |
| Bjarne Bø | – Actor (En handelsmann) |
| Per Christensen | – Actor (Annen miner) |
| Stig Egede-Nissen | – Actor (En traktathandler) |
| Claes Gill | – Actor (Herr Oterman) |
| Vegard Hall | – Actor (Thy) |
| Knut M. Hansson | – Actor (Telegrafist Jens Spir) |
| Josef Herfjord | – Actor (En lapp) |
| Thor Hjorth-Jenssen | – Actor (Ingeniør Brede) |
| Willie Hoel | – Actor (En drukken mann) |
| Knut Hultgren | – Actor (Skipper Reiersen) |
| Astri Jacobsen | – Actor (Fru Kareno) |
| Henny Moan | – Actor (Teresita, Karenos datter) |
| Per Onsum | – Actor (En musikkbande) |
| Henry Randal | – Actor (En musikkbande) |
| Kari Simonsen | – Actor (En ung pike) |
| Espen Skjønberg | – Actor (Cand.phil. Kareno) |
| Eugen Skjønberg | – Actor (En gammel mann) |
| Unni Thoresen | – Actor (En tjenestepike) |
| Gunnar Tuft | – Actor (En musikkbande) |
| Liv Uchermann Selmer | – Actor (En gammel kone) |
| Einar Vaage | – Actor (Første miner) |
| Odd Andersen | – Stage manager |
Performance dates
| May 5, 1961 – Hovedscenen (The Main Stage), Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) | Opening night |