More real than nothing
More real than nothing (1987) was a production by Boreas Bulreador. More real than nothing was about the attempt to create theatre, showing the conflict between two actors trying to create something more real than anything.
More real than nothing was based on Michel de Ghelderode's play Escurial. The production premiered on Black Box Theatre's Little Stage at Aker Brygge.
Director was Francis Pardeihan.
Information
(Objekt ID 31783)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 18, 1987 |
| Produced by | |
| Based on | Escurial by Michel de Ghelderode |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 20 |
| Keywords | Theatre, Physical theatre |
| Running period | Navember 18, 1987 |
Boreas Bulreador wrote the following, among other things, about More real than nothing:
"Virkeligere enn ingenting is the story about two actors meeting in a theatre threatened by death. In this meeting they try to avoid the coming disaster through recreating a farce in a last attempt of creating something more real than anything. Boreas Burleador has in this production found a starting point in the fool's history, function and death, in medieval times as well as our own age. The production has found inspiration in Escurial, a drama written by Michele de Ghelderode."
SOURCES:
Annalisa Dal Prás private archive. Donator: Annalisa Dal Prá. 28.06.2017
Buresund, Inger og Anne-Britt Gran (1996): Frie grupper og Black Box Teater. 1970-1995, adNotam Gyldendal, Oslo
Einar Dahls private archive. Donator: Einar Dahl, 31.10.2015.
Elsa Kvammes prive archive. Donator: Elsa Kvamme. 03.11.2008
Festival programme for Bergen Internasjonale Teaterfestivals Teatertreff '88 (1988).
Sæther, Anne Mali. Email; 06.03.2012
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Michel de Ghelderode | – Playwright |
| Annalisa Dal Prá | – Script |
| Anne Mali Sæther | – Script |
| Francis Pardelhain | – Artistic director |
| Francis Pardelhain | – Direction |
| Patrick Shaw Iversen | – Music |
| Reidun Angell | – Stage design |
| Reidun Angell | – Costume design |
| Annalisa Dal Prá | – Actor (Styx / Kongen) |
| Anne Mali Sæther | – Actor (Humi / Gro) |
| Patrick Shaw Iversen | – Director’s assistant |
| Bergen International Theatre Festival/BIT | September 12, 1988 |
| Oslo Internasjonale Teaterfestival | September 9, 1988 |
| Nordic Theatrefestival | 1988 |
Writer and date unknown, Klassekampen [Oslo]:
"Boreas Burleador has, as one of the leading independent companies today, found its distinct expression in a combination of mask theatre and music. Based on expressive jester's theatre they have found their way to a grotesque, melodramatic acting style. [...] Best the two are when they stand alone. Then, in a moment, evocative magic is recreated, in which the simple play with stage design and props get a tense theatrical expression. "
Writer and date unknown, Rogalands avis [Stavanger]:
"…when it succeeds, Virkeligere enn ingenting* (More real than anything) gives us moments of magical theatre."
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten [Oslo]:
"In acting, Virkeligere enn ingenting represents a not insignificant step forward. In particular Anne Mali Sæther has developed - with precision and a lot of humour in her acting."
Writer and date unknown, Morgenbladet [Oslo]:
"A vital combination of text, mimics and music has resulted in a highly personal expression for intimate issues, in which burning contemporary problems are put into timeless, luscious and humorous perspectives. "
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.