King Lear
King Lear was a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 1989 and based on the play by William Shakespeare. The production was staged at the theatre's main stage.
Stein Winge directed it, and Espen Skjønberg played the role of King Lear.
Information
(Objekt ID 31834)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 24, 1989 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | King Lear by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 28 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Tragedy, Theatre |
| Running period | February 24, 1989 |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET ARKIV |
SOURCES:
The National Theatre, nationaltheatret.no, 15.10.2012, http://fdb.nationaltheatret.no/S%C3%B8k/tabid/57/ctl/PlayView/mid/374/oppsetningId/f3eb385a-c72c-4a22-a7a2-7586cc422bdd/Default.aspx
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 21.10.2014.
Elsa Kvamme's private archive, donated by Elsa Kvamme. 03.11.2008
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Svein Selvig | – Translation |
| Stein Winge | – Direction |
| Olav Anton Thommessen | – Music |
| Tine Schwab | – Stage design |
| Tine Schwab | – Costume design |
| Roy Knudsen | – Sound |
| Terje Melbye Larsen | – Sound |
| Hans Åke Sjöquist | – Lighting design |
| Tone Lyche | – Light (Lysdesignassistent) |
| Gerhard Bjelland | – Actor (Kongen av Frankrike / Adelsmann i Lears tjeneste) |
| Adolf Bjerke | – Actor (En olding / En doktor) |
| Lene Bragli | – Actor (Cordelia) |
| Preben Dietrichson | – Actor (Sendebudet) |
| Astrid Folstad | – Actor (Goneril) |
| Sverre Hansen | – Actor (Jarlen av Gloucester) |
| Jan Hårstad | – Actor (Jarlen av Kent) |
| Per Jansen | – Actor (Edgar) |
| Nicolay Lange-Nielsen | – Actor (Curan / Hertugen av Burgund) |
| Lars Andreas Larssen | – Actor (Oswald) |
| Rolf Arly Lund | – Actor (Hertugen av Albany) |
| Per Åge Myrdal | – Actor (Tjener hos Cornwall) |
| Ole-Jørgen Nilsen | – Actor (Hertugen av Cornwall) |
| Kai Remlov | – Actor (Edmund) |
| Frank Robert | – Actor (Narren) |
| Espen Skjønberg | – Actor (Kong Lear) |
| Monna Tandberg | – Actor (Regan) |
| Lars Wikdahl | – Actor (Tjener hos Cornwall) |
| Liv Frengstad | – Musician (Cello) |
| Gunnar Aas | – Musician (Slagverk) |
| Pedro Kringen | – Extra |
| Dag Eirik Orbakk | – Extra |
| Greta Bremseth | – Mask design |
| Johan Johansson | – Mask design |
| Laila Kristo | – Props |
| Ba Clemetsen | – Stage manager |
| Morten Bruenech | – Stage Manager |
| Ivar Nedberg | – Lighting supervisor |
| Annette Sjursen | – Director’s assistant |
| Jo Skjønberg | – Director’s assistant |
| Henrik Melsom Edvardsen | – Prompter |
| February 24, 1989 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |
Sverre Mørkhagen, Winge, Lear og tomme tønner (literally: Winge, Lear and empty barrels) (debate), 15.03.1989, Dagbladet [Oslo]:
"To me it seemed provincial, most of all. [...] Very little is left of Shakespeare's lyrical flexibility, nor of Svein Selvig's new translation, for that sake - instead we get a lot of Winge's own overly obvious direction ideas. [...] To me it is thought-provoking, no, depressing, that we are talking about the director-to-come and the saviour of our most important theatre."