| Title (4) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preview article about Smugteatret's production 'The Little Prince' (1980) | March 15, 1980 | Download | |
| Preview article from Bergens Tidende about Smugteatret's production 'The Little Prince' (1980) | March 1980 | Download | |
| Review of Smugteatret's production 'The Little Prince' (1980), written by Jan H. Landro, Bergens Tidende | March 29, 1980 | Download | |
| Review of Smugteatret's production 'The Little Prince' (1980), written by Trygve Skanding, Morgenavisen | Download |
The Little Prince
The Little Prince (1980) was a theatre production by Smugteateret, based on the novel by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The production was performed at Fyllingsdalen Teaterverksted (now: Fyllingsdalen Nye Teater), among other places.
Knut Ove Arntzen and Patricia Vik directed it.
The production was made in three versions. The first was concrete and romantic, the second more abstracted and the third a fusion between the two former. With this production, one of the aims of the company was to examine how much they could abstract a production for children.
Information
(Objekt ID 23991)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 15, 1980 |
| Produced by | Smugteateret |
| Based on | The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| Audience | Children (from 5) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children, Masked Theatre |
| Running period | 1980 — 1983 |
SOURCES:
Birthe-Lisbeth Ludvigsen: The University of Bergen paper Frie teatergrupper og prosjektteater i Bergen 1970-2006 - en kontekstualisert oversikt og beskrivelse (literally: Independent Theatre Companies and Project Theatres in Bergen 1970-2006 – a contextualised overview and description), UiB 2007
Velure, Hallfrid et al (ed): Når teori og praksis likestilles: Festskrift til Knut Ove Arntzen (literally: When theory and practice are put on equal footing. Tribute essays for Knut Ove Arntzen). Oslo 2010
Worm Winther's private archive, donated by Worm Winther, 20.05.2015
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | – Author |
| Eli Wenche Lund-Johansen | – Adapted by |
| Knut Ove Arntzen | – Direction |
| Patricia Vik | – Direction |
| Kåre Bulko | – Music (3. versjon) |
| Tellef Kvifte | – Music |
| Frode Rasmussen | – Visual design |
| Finn Oscar Svendsen | – Visual design |
| Worm Winther | – Stage design |
| Ruth Bengtson | – Costume |
| Ellen Svendsen | – Costume |
| Sverre Knudsen | – Light |
| Finn Oscar Svendsen | – Light |
| Stein Amundsen | – Performer (1. versjon) |
| Eli Wenche Lund-Johansen | – Performer (1., 2. og 3. versjon) |
| Eve Ramboz | – Performer (1. versjon) |
| Marit Thunold | – Performer (1., 2. og 3. versjon) |
| Åshild Turøy | – Performer (1. versjon) |
| 1982 (Bergenske Frynser) | Show |
| March 15, 1980 (Vossajazz) | Opening night |
| 1980 – Galleri I | Show |
| Bergenske Frynser | 1982 |
| Vossajazz | March 15, 1980 |
Trygve Skanding, La de mange grupper blomstre! (literally: Let the many companies blossom!), date unknown, Morgenavisen [Bergen]:
"...the strength of Smugteatret lies in the visual, but at the same time, they did show sensitive acting for children. A little more instruction the company could have had, and accepted. […] Two of the most important companies in Bergen proved to me yesterday that they are headed in the right direction."
Jan H. Landro, Den lille prinsen i sceneversjon (literally: The Little Prince in stage version), March 29 1980, Bergens Tidende [Bergen]:
"...a characteristic physical theatre with stylised movements. [...] To me it seemed as if the acting style did not quite befit the material. [...] The slightly small-philosophical text material may not appeal to the very youngest. But if the company manages to fuse speech and movement to something more than recitation with accompanying physical extortion, I think the performance will reach a wide audience."