Breath and four
Breath and four (1980) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, based on five short dramatic texts by Samuel Beckett. The production was staged at Scene 2 in the facilities The Norwegian Theatre used at the time, located in Rosenkrantzgaten.
Bjørn Endreson directed it, and had also selected the texts.
Beckett had originally prohibited the staging of the texts Rough for Theatre I and Rough for Theatre II, but Endreson was given a special permit to stage them. Breath and four was the fourth Beckett production Bjørn Endreson directed for The Norwegian Theatre.
The production visited Bergen International Festival.
Information
(Objekt ID 41165)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 31, 1980 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Rough for Theatre I by Samuel Beckett; Steg by Samuel Beckett; Rough for Theatre II by Samuel Beckett; That Time by Samuel Beckett |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 2139 |
| Number of events | 32 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre of the absurd, One-act Play, Theatre |
| Running period | January 31, 1980 |
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SOURCE:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 28.10.2014
Contributors (10)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Samuel Beckett | – Playwright |
| Bjørn Endreson | – Translation |
| Bjørn Endreson | – Direction |
| Bjørn Endreson | – Stage design |
| Bjarne Andersen | – Actor (B, i Teater I / A (Bertrand), i Teater II / ABC (Lydaren), i Dengong) |
| Elisabeth Bang | – Actor (Røyst, i Steg) |
| Jan Clementz | – Actor (C (Mannen), i Teater II) |
| Ulrikke Greve | – Actor (May, i Steg) |
| Tom Tellefsen | – Actor (A, i Teater I / B (Morvan), i Teater II) |
| Doro Walstad | – Mask design |
Performance dates
| May 25, 1980 – Lille Scene, The National Stage (Bergen International Festival) | visiting performance |
| January 31, 1980 – Det Norske Teatrets Scene 2 i Rosenkrantzgaten, The Norwegian Theatre | National premiere, Norway |
Festivals (1)
| Bergen International Festival | May 25, 1980 |