Entropy
The Staphylococcus Trilogy II
Entropy was a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 2012, and based on a play by Christopher Nielsen.
Anders T. Andersen directed it.
Entropy is the second play in Nielsen's Staphylococcus Trilogy.
Information
(Objekt ID 35992)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 21, 2012 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| In collaboration with | Ibsen Theatre |
| Based on | Entropy by Christopher Nielsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | January 21, 2012 |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET |
Christopher Nielsen was nominated for The Norwegian Ibsen Award AKA The Ibsen Prize 2013 for Entropy.
The jury gave the following reason:
"In Christopher Nielsen's Entropy we meet three drug addicts and one therapist in a treatment room. The process the four plan to go through cracks when a fourth drug addict is included in the group. In a luscious, surplus-filled and energetic language the playwright pokes fun with the well-meaning therapist society, and creates a number of absurd situations illuminating the chaos/entropy of human life. Nielsen aims to treat large themes in an unpretentious manner, without removing the danger. This way his dramas make their mark as a contribution to public debate and thus they also represent a suggestion for contemporary political theatre anno 2012. That is a rare thing."
Sources:
Sceneweb on The Norwegian Ibsen Award AKA The Ibsen Prize, http://www.sceneweb.no/en/award/11725/The_Norwegian_Ibsen_Award_AKA_The_Ibsen_Prize
The National Theatre on Entropy, http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/8e2c10a8-8818-4d5e-a582-1f28f1a398ab
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Nielsen | – Playwright |
| Anders T. Andersen | – Direction |
| Hege Randi Tørressen | – Dramaturge |
| Erlend Birkeland | – Stage design |
| Cathrine Engehagen Bråthen | – Costume design |
| Erik Hedin | – Sound design |
| Erik Spets Sandvik | – Lighting design |
| Marte Engebrigtsen | – Actor (Heidi) |
| Ole Christoffer Ertvaag | – Actor (Eskil) |
| Anders Mordal | – Actor (Nils "Ni liv" Nilsen) |
| Marte Magnusdotter Solem | – Actor (Liv) |
| Jan Sælid | – Actor (Sir Christian) |
| Fridtjov Såheim | – Actor (Sir Christian) |
| Hege Ramstad | – Mask design |
| Ada Behn | – Props |
| Pål Grønli | – Stage manager |
| Julian Bendik Madsø | – Stage Manager |
| Petter Steen | – Lighting supervisor |
| Cathrine Engehagen Bråthen | – Costume production supervisor |
| Karoline Husjord | – Prompter |
| Margrethe Aaby | – Producer |
| Kirsti Ellefsen | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig) |
| Ingvild Gjerstad | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig) |
| Karianne Skåre | – Administration (Markedsansvarlig) |
| 2014 (New Plays from Europe) | visiting performance |
| January 21, 2012 – Malersalen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |