The Woman Who Married a Turkey
The Woman Who Married a Turkey was a theatre production by The National Stage, produced in 1997, and based on the play by Gunilla Boëthius.
Anne Mali Sæther directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 35247)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 8, 1997 |
| Produced by | The National Stage |
| Based on | The Woman Who Married a Turkey by Gunilla Boëthius |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Theatre of the absurd |
| Running period | Navember 8, 1997 |
Sources:
The National Stage's repertoire archive, through University of Bergen Theatre Archive.
E-mail from Anne Mali Sæther, 06.03.2012
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gunilla Boëthius | – Playwright |
| Svein Selvig | – Translation |
| Anne Mali Sæther | – Direction |
| Guri Giæver | – Stage design |
| Torkel Skjærven | – Light |
| Jon Ketil Johnsen | – Actor (Robert Kalkunius) |
| Sverre Røssummoen | – Actor (Pappa) |
| Miriam Sogn | – Actor (Joa) |
| Karin Stautland | – Actor (Mamma) |
| Tore Christian Sævold | – Actor (Harald) |
| Margot Ystebø | – Mask design |
| Tina Larsen | – Props |
| Bastiaan van der Pas | – Props |
| Jørgen Fogge | – Stage manager |
| Tom Bjørkly | – Stage Manager |
| Frank Bjørø | – Stage Manager |
| Torunn Bomann-Larsen | – Prompter |
| Navember 8, 1997 – Lille Scene, The National Stage | National premiere, Norway |
Writer and date unknown, Fanaposten:
"Absolute theatre. [...] Saturday's opening at Lille Scene was theatre with good acting and great entertainment value. The absurd fashion of the play leaves potential messages to the spectator to decide - or not to. [...] Here is a lot of situation comedy to rejoice in, and a couple of good dance acts. [...] On the whole the fateful and the pathetic go as undercurrents in the play, hidden beneath the surface's absurd comedy."
Writer and date unknown, VG [Oslo]:
"The exaggerations are luscious and blossoming, but at the same time embarrassingly spot on. In her direction Anne Mali Sæther takes the family dead seriously. In stage designer Guri Giæver's shabby cosy home the director lets these pathetic creatures live a slightly exaggerated normal family life - and thus she paints a macabre twisted image of a pretty ordinary, normal family life."
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten [Oslo]:
"The Woman Who Married a Turkey is a surreal mocking of the nuclear family. It is generously stuffed with crazy ideas. [...] Here there are, no doubt, good roles for a playful ensemble. [...] This is contemporary mocking balancing on a thin line between humour and seriousness."
Writer and date unknown, Klassekampen [Oslo]:
"Director Anne Mali Sæther, stage designer Guri Giæver and lighting designer Torkel Skjærven balance, with the performers, convincingly and with the same thought between the parodic, humorous and serious. Moods change quickly, there is no aim to dwell- still the gang onstage and in front of the stage to make the max of every single point. This is in many ways the performance of The Many Small Moments."