| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance program for Brageteatret's production How the First Letter Was Written (2010) | 2010 | Download |
How the First Letter Was Written
How the First Letter Was Written (2010) was a theatre production by Brageteatret, based on the short story by Rudyard Kipling, in a theatrical adaptation by Sigrid Strøm Reibo, with music by Alexander Manotskov.
Sigrid Strøm Reibo directed it.
The production was performed using the Norwegian title Tøffe Taffy Huleboer (literally: Tough Taffy Cavedweller).
Information
(Objekt ID 38520)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 30, 2010 |
| Produced by | Brageteatret |
| Based on | How the First Letter Was Written by Rudyard Kipling |
| Audience | Families, All (from 5 to 100) |
| Audience size | 1299 |
| Number of events | 19 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for the Family, Theatre |
| Running period | September 30, 2010 |
| Duration | Approximately 2 hours |
| Website | brageteatret |
"Once upon a most early time was a Neolithic man. He was not a Jute or an Angle, or even a Dravidian, which he might well have been, Best Beloved, but never mind why. He was a Primitive, and he lived cavily in a Cave, and he wore very few clothes, and he couldn't read and he couldn't write and he didn't want to, and except when he was hungry he was quite happy. His name was Tegumai Bopsulai, and that means, 'Man-who-does-not-put-his-foot-forward-in-a-hurry'; but we, O Best Beloved, will call him Tegumai, for short. And his wife's name was Teshumai Tewindrow, and that means, 'Lady-who-asks-a-very-many-questions'; but we, O Best Beloved, will call her Teshumai, for short. And his little girl-daughter's name was Taffimai Metallumai, and that means, 'Small-person-without-any-manners-who-ought-to-be-spanked'; but I'm going to call her Taffy. And she was Tegumai Bopsulai's Best Beloved and her own Mummy's Best Beloved, and she was not spanked half as much as was good for her; and they were all three very happy."
(The start of Rudyard Kipling's short story.)
SOURCES:
Brageteatret, brageteatret.no, 04.03.2014, http://www.brageteatret.no/taffy / 15.05.2017, http://www.brageteatret.no/forestilling/toffe-taffy-huleboer/
Marit Synnøve Berg's private archive, donated by Marit Synnøve Berg, 28.01.2014
The National Library of Norway, performance program transferred to Sceneweb, 31.05.2018
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Rudyard Kipling | – Author |
| Sigrid Strøm Reibo | – Dramatised by |
| Sigrid Strøm Reibo | – Direction |
| Alexander Manotskov | – Music |
| Gjermund Andresen | – Stage design |
| Gjermund Andresen | – Costume design |
| Anders Busch | – Lighting design |
| Joseph Angyal | – Actor |
| Marit Synnøve Berg | – Actor |
| Sarah McDonald Berge | – Actor |
| Yngve Berven | – Actor |
| Michael Bordman Bø | – Actor |
| Cecilie Enersen | – Actor |
| Richard Olsen | – Actor |
| Morten Svartveit | – Actor |
| Trude Øines | – Actor |
| Kjetil Moslåtten | – Technical director |
| September 30, 2010 – Idunnsalen Union Scene, Brageteatret | Worldwide premiere |