Telemakos/Hjemmeinnredning
Telemakos/Hjemmeinnredning (2005) was a theatre production by Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre), consisting of two one-act plays.
Telemakos was the world premiere of Jon Fosse's one-act play of the same title, whereas Hjemmeinnredning (Eng.: "Home Interiors") was devised by the ensemble.
Carl Morten Amundsen directed both one-act plays.
Information
(Objekt ID 33485)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 11, 2005 |
| Produced by | Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre) |
| Based on | Telemakos by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 491 |
| Number of events | 10 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre |
| Running period | March 11, 2005 |
Telemakos/Hjemmeinnredning by Teatret Vårt had its world premiere in Ålesund March 11 2005.
The production was not a success with the audience. Only 491 spectators saw it, ending in ticket revenue of 37 640 NOK.
In its annual report for 2005 the theatre wrote the following:
"Telemakos/Hjemmeinnredning was a brave experiment, and despite a mostly successful artistic result and acceptable newspaper reviews the audience stayed away. The theatre quickly decided that the planned tour with this production would not be realised. Because of this the touring in 2005 is reduced compared to former years.
(...)
Telemakos/Hjemmeinnredning became the big disappointment of the spring. [...] The reviews were not bad at all. We can summarise by saying that we did quite well artistically/professionally. But the audience didn't want to see this production. The audience numbers and the accounts tell their own story.
Audience failure is a dangerous thing in a theatre, because one is so easily followed by others. Pessimism or a kind of depression spreads in the whole theatre when the audience doesn't show up. And the mutual trust between audience and theatre can easily be damaged."
Sources:
Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre), repertoire archive, 18.09.2012
Teatret Vårt (Our Theatre), annual report 2005, http://www.teatretvart.no/bunnmeny/organisasjon/arsmelding
Det Norske Samlaget, www.samlaget.no, 21.02.2013, http://www.samlaget.no/nn-no/skjonnlitteratur/lyrikk-drama-og-essay/drama/kortare-stykke/innbunden.aspx
Scenekunst.no, www.scenekunst.no, 21.02.2013 http://arkiv.scenekunst.no/artikkel_1087.nml
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Carl Morten Amundsen | – Direction |
| Arne Nøst | – Stage design |
| Gøril Haukebø | – Actor (Penelope i Telemakos / Hjemmeinnredning) |
| Pål Rønning | – Actor (Telemakos i Telemakos / Hjemmeinnredning) |
| Vivi Sunde | – Actor (i Hjemmeinnredning) |
| Thorir Sæmundsson | – Actor ( i Telemakos / Hjemmeinnredning) |
| Randolf Walderhaug | – Actor ( i Telemakos / Hjemmeinnredning) |
| March 11, 2005 – Arbeideren, Ålesund | Worldwide premiere |
| Ålesund Theatre Festival | March 11, 2005 |