Fedra
Fedra (2005) was a theatre production by Swedish Riksteatern. Fedre was a world premiere based on the play of the same title by Jon Fosse, after Jean Racine’s tragedy Phèdre. The production was first performed in Umeå, and toured in Sweden.
The director was Eirik Stubø.
Trine Wiggen performed the title role.
Fedra was later performed 4 times at Norway’s National Theatre.
Information
(Objekt ID 33585)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | March 12, 2005 |
| Produced by | Swedish Riksteatern |
| In collaboration with | The National Theatre |
| Based on | Phaedra (after Racine) by Jon Fosse, Jean Racine; Phaedra AKA Phèdre by Jean Racine |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 4245 |
| Number of events | 28 |
| Language | Swedish |
| Keywords | Tragedy, Theatre |
| Running period | March 12, 2005 |
More
Many of the involved, backstage and onstage, were Norwegian.
SOURCES:
https://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/2005/05/12/kjolig-begjaer/
http://www.scenekunst.no/sak/sterke-norske-navn-til-svenska-riksteatern/
Swedish Riksteatern, Annual report for 2005, www.riksteatern.se, 24.02.2013, http://www.riksteatern.se/upload/om%20riksteatern/riksteatern/riksteatern_2005.pdf
Contributors (14)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Svante Aulis Löwenborg | – Translation (til svensk) |
| Eirik Stubø | – Direction |
| Kari Gravklev | – Stage design |
| Kari Gravklev | – Costume design |
| Ellen Ruge | – Lighting design |
| Suzanna Dilber | – Actor (Aricia) |
| Felix Engström | – Actor |
| Kristofer Fransson | – Actor (Hipollytos) |
| Ragnhild Hilt | – Actor (Oinone) |
| Irma Schultz Keller | – Actor |
| Göran Ragnerstam | – Actor |
| Trine Wiggen | – Actor (Fedra) |
| Agneta Wrede | – Mask design |
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