| Title (3) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion article in Norsk Shakespeare- og teatertidsskrift about Kiss the Frog (2005) at The National Museum | 2005 | Download | |
| Review in Norsk Shakespeare- og teatertidsskrift by Kiss the Frog (2005) at The National Museum | 2005 | Download | |
| Season program BIT Teatergarasjen the autumn of 2007 | 2007 | Download |
Exquisite Pain
Exquisite Pain by Forced Entertainment (England) is a simple and intimate performance about remembering and forgetting, love, loss and the stories we tell ourselves when things have gone wrong. Exquisite Pain is based on a project by renowned French conceptual artist Sophie Calle.
Information
(Objekt ID 3824)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2005 |
| Produced by | Forced Entertainment |
| Coproducers | Theatre of the World, BIT Teatergarasjen, , , , Tanzquartier Wien |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Keywords | Theatre, Post-dramatic theatre, Performance |
| Running period | 2005 — October 13, 2007 |
| Website | forced entertainment |
| Last changed | 23.10.2025 |
| Create date | 25.04.2013 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
| Last changed | 23.10.2025 |
| Create date | 25.04.2013 |
Forced Entertainment explores how the forces of language, memory and forgetting move to contain, preserve or erase events and how as a person one comes to terms with trauma.
"I decided to continue... until I had got over my pain by comparing it with other people's, or had worn out my own story through sheer repetition."
Source:
BIT Teatergarasjen, Meteor 2007. 07.09.2010: http://www.bit-teatergarasjen.no -archive
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Sophie Calle | – Text |
| Tim Etchells | – Direction |
| Richard Lowdon | – Stage design |
| Nigel Edwards | – Lighting design |
| Robin Arthur | – Actor |
| Jerry Killick | – Actor |
| Richard Lowdon | – Actor |
| Claire Marshall | – Actor |
| Cathy Naden | – Actor |
| Terry O'Connor | – Actor |
| October 13, 2007 21:00 – BIT Teatergarasjen (METEOR) | Show |
| August 20, 2005 – Nasjonalgalleriet, Nasjonalmuseet (Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation) | Show |
| August 19, 2005 – Nasjonalgalleriet, Nasjonalmuseet (Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation) | National premiere, Norway |
| 2005 | Worldwide premiere |
| METEOR | October 13, 2007 |
| Kiss the Frog! The art of transformation | August 19, 2005 |
“The marriage of Calle’s text with Tim Etchell’s minimalist, utterly uncompromising production is heaven-sent ... I cannot recommend it strongly enough.” Guardian Review