Becket or The Honour of God
Becket or The Honour of Godwas a theatre production produced by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) in 1962, based on the play by Jean Anouilh.
Rønnaug Alten directed it.
The play is about the conflict between Thomas Becket and King Henry II of England leading to Becket's assassination in 1170.
Information
(Objekt ID 23057)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 27, 1962 |
| Produced by | Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) |
| Based on | Becket or The Honour of God by Jean Anouilh |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | March 27, 1962 — April 19, 1962 |
Contributors (28)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jean Anouilh | – Playwright |
| Pål Løkkeberg | – Translation |
| Rønnaug Alten | – Direction |
| Finn Ludt | – Music |
| Guy Krohg | – Stage design |
| Guy Krohg | – Costume design |
| Bjarne Bø | – Actor (Tredje engelske baron) |
| Per Christensen | – Actor (Den lille munken) |
| Vegard Hall | – Actor (Biskopen i York) |
| Elna Hallenberg-Næss | – Actor (Dronningen) |
| Thor Hjorth-Jenssen | – Actor (Kardinalen) |
| Willie Hoel | – Actor (Annen engelske baron) |
| Henki Kolstad | – Actor (Kongen) |
| Per Lillo-Stenberg | – Actor (Fjerde engelske baron) |
| Erling Lindahl | – Actor (Paven) |
| Georg Løkkeberg | – Actor (Thomas Becket) |
| Birger Løvaas | – Actor (Kong Ludvig) |
| Gunnar Olram | – Actor (Erkebiskopen) |
| Thorleif Reiss | – Actor (Biskopen i London) |
| Kari Simonsen | – Actor (Gwendolyn) |
| Eugen Skjønberg | – Actor (En saksisk bonde) |
| Tor Stokke | – Actor (Første engelske baron) |
| Liv Uchermann Selmer | – Actor (Dronningmoren) |
| Ulf Wengård | – Actor (Pasjen) |
| Sverre Wilberg | – Actor (Biskopen i Oxford) |
| Odd Andersen | – Stage manager |
| Stevelin Urdahl | – Stage manager |
| Kitty Strøm | – Prompter |
Performance dates
| March 27, 1962 – Hovedscenen (The Main Stage), Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) | National premiere, Norway |