Bonanza superskip* (Bonanza Super Ship)
Bonanza superskip (Bonanza Super Ship) (1980) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre in collaboration with The Norwegian Touring Theatre, the world premiere of a play by Gunnar Bull Gundersen and Jon Michelet. The play is called Matros Tore Solem og hans skip (literally: Seaman Tore Solem and his ship). The production first went on tour with The Norwegian Touring Theatre the autumn of 1980, opening in Holmestrand, prior to being performed in The Norwegian Theatre's venue Scene 2, at the time located in Rosenkrantzgaten.
Otto Homlung directed it.
The theme of Bonanza superskip was security at sea.
The Norwegian Touring Theatre performed Bonanza superskip in a run consisting of 25 performances.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 41194)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 9, 1980 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Based on | Matros Tore Solem og hans skip* (Seaman Tore Solem and his ship) AKA Bonanza superskip* (Bonanza Super Ship) by Gunnar Bull Gundersen, Jon Michelet |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 9602 |
| Number of events | 77 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | September 9, 1980 |
SOURCE:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 28.10.2014
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gunnar Bull Gundersen | – Playwright |
| Jon Michelet | – Playwright |
| Otto Homlung | – Direction |
| Mia Runningen | – Stage design |
| Mia Runningen | – Costume design |
| Roy Bjørnstad | – Actor (Leif Winge, kaptein) |
| Jens Bolling | – Actor (Ove Nilsen, kalt "Båsen", båtsmann) |
| Unn Vibeke Hol | – Actor (Elisabeth Solem, kalt Lisa, messejente) |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor (Kristian Arvola, kalt "Kræsj", motormann) |
| Frank Krog | – Actor (Finn Hustad, kalt "Proffen", sjømann) |
| Anita Rummelhoff | – Actor (Anne Berg Larsen, kalt "Gnista", telegrafist) |
| Bjørn Sundquist | – Actor (Tore Solem, matros) |
| Per Tofte | – Actor (Santos Gonzales Garcia, donkeymann) |
| October 23, 1980 – Det Norske Teatrets Scene 2 i Rosenkrantzgaten, The Norwegian Theatre | New opening |
| September 9, 1980 – Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Worldwide premiere |