Waiting for Godot
Waiting for Godot was a theatre production by The Norwegian Touring Theatre in collaboration with The Norwegian Theatre, based on the play by Samuel Beckett and produced in 2013.
Bjørn Sundquist directed it. The production was his debut as a director. The production went on tour the autumn of 2013, with its tour opening in Aksdal October 10.
The brothers Jan Grønli (an employee of The Norwegian Theatre) and Stein Grønli (an employee of The Norwegian Touring Theatre) interpreted the roles of Vladimir and Estragon.
Both Duc Mai-The and Sigmund Sæverud were nominated for The Hedda Award 2014 in the best supporting actor category, for the roles of Pozzo and Lucky respectively. Sigmund Sæverud won the award.
Waiting for Godot by The Norwegian Touring Theatre and The Norwegian Theatre was first performed as a Norwegian tour by The Norwegian Theatre in 2013, prior to transferring to The Norwegian Theatre in Oslo in 2014. There, it was performed in the venue Scene 3.
Information
(Objekt ID 36002)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 3, 2013 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre of the absurd, Theatre |
| Running period | October 3, 2013 |
| Website | RIKSTEATRET, DET NORSKE TEATRET |
The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to Sigmund Sæverud:
"This year's supporting actor is a very experienced actor who has been part of most of it. In its time he took part in establishing one of our regional theatres, and the experiences he there made in creating theatre that is understandable for others than those in-the-know, he has brought with him to the full in this performance.
To make characters from the theatre of the absurd clear and intelligible is a great challenge, one that this year's award winner masters extremely well. His performance of the monologue in which the withheld is suddenly visible, and in which the silent person who is apparently without substance all of a sudden seems a whole person, is a whole little production in itself.
This year's best supporting actor award goes to Sigmund Sæverud."
SOURCES:
The Norwegian Theatre, detnorsketeatret.no, 19.05.2014, http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/index.php?option=com_play&view=play&playid=402
Import from the list of openings, from Scenekunst.no 06/09-2013
The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 19.05.2014, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1215
The Hedda Award 2014, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.06.2014, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1266
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 16.06.2015
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Samuel Beckett | – Playwright |
| Halldis Hoaas | – Translation |
| Åse Marie Nesse | – Translation |
| Bjørn Sundquist | – Direction |
| Tine Thomassen | – Dramaturge |
| Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen | – Stage design |
| Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen | – Costume design |
| Ada Hetland Solbakken | – Costume (Kostymevedlikehold) |
| Lech Janowski | – Sound |
| Antonio Rodrigues-Andersen | – Lighting design |
| Jan Grønli | – Actor (Vladimir) |
| Stein Grønli | – Actor (Estragon) |
| Duc Mai-The | – Actor (Pozzo) |
| Robert Skjærstad | – Actor (En gutt) |
| Sigmund Sæverud | – Actor (Lucky) |
| Ada Hetland Solbakken | – Mask design |
| Mone Rustøy | – Props |
| Pål Grønli | – Stage manager |
| Hedda Rønneberg | – Stage manager (Det Norske Teatret) |
| Hedda Rønneberg | – Stage manager (Det Norske Teatret) |
| Leif Gabrielsen | – Photo |
| Lars Vold | – Stage Manager |
| Kai Roger Havn | – Lighting supervisor |
| Elisabeth Scharffenberg | – Prompter |
| Pål Grønli | – Tour manager |
| Wenche Viktorsdatter Paulsen | – Producer |
| Ola E. Bø | – Consultant (Språkkonsulent) |
| January 9, 2014 – Scene 3 (tidligere Prøvesalen), Det Norske Teatret, The Norwegian Theatre | New opening |
| October 10, 2013 – Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Tour Premiere |
| October 3, 2013 19:00 – Storegull, Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Opening night |