Fyret* (The Lighthouse)
Fyret* (The Lighthouse) was developed by Gruppe 38 (Denmark) and Klomadu Theatre in 1998. Fyret was a portrait of the lighthouse guardian couple Pind and Roda, who had guarded the lighthouse on the little island at the end of the world all their days, and of the living room in which their dreams have played out.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 2412)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 10, 1998 |
| Produced by | Klomadu Theatre, |
| Audience | Children (from 6) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | October 10, 1998 |
| Duration | approximately 45 minutes |
| Website | Klomadu Teater |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 7m |
| Maximum stage width | 7m |
| Minimum stage depth | 5m |
| Maximum stage depth | 5m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Maximum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 90 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
| Audience | 130 |
With the production Fyret* (The Lighthouse) Klomadu Theatre welcomed the audience to an island at the end of the world, from which an hour long mood report from the lighthouse living room, filled with rarities, longings, resignation, humour and hope. The production was appropriate for the whole family. It was performed close to 100 times over many years.
On the surface, the action in Fyret is simple, but in the simple story big questions about love and the ability to see the very great in the very little are hidden.
Fyret was made in collaboration with Engsteatret Gruppe 38 in Aarhus, one of the most well-known theatre companies of Denmark, and Klomadu Theatre of Norway. The play had been developed by Gruppe 38, and is now translated into Norwegian. Bodil Alling, artistic director of Gruppe 38, directed the production, which was partly produced in Aarhus and partly in Hamar.
Fyret by Klomadu Theatre was supported by The Audio Visual Fund, the municipality of Hamar and The Fund for Performing Artists.
Fyret has toured the counties of Hordaland, Akershus and Hedmark with The Cultural Rucksack, and it has been invited as a visiting performance to the lighthouse association Norsk Fyrhistorisk forening, Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre) in Molde, The Market for Performing Arts in Sandefjord and the cultural market in Møre and Romsdal.
Sources:
Performing Arts Hub Norway, 14.12.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=Klomadu%20Teater&aid=24&prid=1&act=prod
Klomadu Theatre, klomadu.no, 14.12.2010, http://www.klomadu.no/spilleplanen.htm
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bodil Alling | – Playwright |
| Niels Ellegaard | – Playwright |
| Harald Valgård | – Playwright |
| Karen Høie | – Translation |
| Bodil Alling | – Direction |
| Helga Meta Høie | – Visual design (Grafisk design av plakat.) |
| Gitte Baastrup | – Stage design |
| Ola Jevnaker | – Costume design |
| Jan Åge Biti | – Lighting design |
| Svein Gundersen (teater) | – Actor (Fyrvokteren Pind) |
| Karen Høie | – Actor (Roda) |
| Helga Meta Høie | – Photo |
| October 10, 1998 | Worldwide premiere |
Yngve Lie, date unknown, Romsdal Folkeblad:
"When the letter from the Royal Lighthouse Service arrives, with the message that the lighthouse by the end of the world is to be electrified and automated and thus deserted, the waves between Pind and Roda are like the undercurrents in the bay Hustadvika. Soon one, soon the other, with whom is our sympathy? Both."
May Sissel Andersen, Hamar Arbeiderblad [Hamar]:
"First and foremost the delightful interaction between the spouses Pind and Roda, lusciously described by Svein Gundersen and Karen Høie, that was moving in the performance. They made an entertaining, melancholic and a bit vulnerable image of a married couple who despite of, or perhaps because of, the isolation by the ocean had grown closely together."