King Lear
King Lear was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, produced in 1983, and based on the tragedy by William Shakespeare. It was performed in the facilities of The Norwegian Theatre at the time, in Stortingsgaten.
Arild Brinchmann directed it.
Gisle Straume interpreted the role of King Lear.
Information
(Objekt ID 41250)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 24, 1983 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | King Lear by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 4520 |
| Number of events | 17 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Tragedy, Theatre |
| Running period | February 24, 1983 |
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SOURCES:
Repertoire at The Norwegian Theatre 1913-2014. Transferred to Sceneweb 08.09.2015.
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 01.11.2014
Contributors (31)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Edvard Hoem | – Adaption |
| Arild Brinchmann | – Direction |
| Nina Harte | – Choreography |
| Olav Anton Thommessen | – Music |
| Kari Gravklev | – Stage design |
| Kari Gravklev | – Costume design |
| Ståle Bjørnhaug | – Actor (Jarlen av Kent) |
| Trond Brænne | – Actor (Kongen av Frankrike) |
| Jon Eikemo | – Actor (Ein narr) |
| Odd Furøy | – Actor (Jarlen av Gloucester) |
| Ragnhild Hilt | – Actor (Goneril, dotter av Lear) |
| Frank Iversen | – Actor (Adelsmann i teneste hos Lear) |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor (Hertugen av Cornwall, ektemann til Regan) |
| Magne Lindholm | – Actor (Hertugen av Albany, ektemann til Goneril) |
| Trini Lund | – Actor (Regan, dotter av Lear) |
| Hallvard Lydvo | – Actor (Adelsmann i teneste hos Lear / Tenar hos Cornwall / Ein adelsmann, i teneste hos Cordelia / Ein soldat, i teneste hos Albany) |
| William Nyrén | – Actor (Ein gammal mann, leilending hos Gloucester) |
| Nils Bernt Olsen | – Actor (Curan, ein offiser) |
| Elisabeth Sand | – Actor (Cordelia, dotter av Lear) |
| Bjørn Skagestad | – Actor (Edmund, uekte son av Gloucester) |
| Are Storstein | – Actor (Hertugen av Burgund / Tenar hos Cornwall / Ein bodberar, i teneste hos Cordelia) |
| Gisle Straume | – Actor (Lear, konge av Britannia) |
| Bjørn Sundquist | – Actor (Oswald, forvalter hos Goneril) |
| Svein Tindberg | – Actor (Edgar, son av Gloucester) |
| Pia Forsberg | – Musician (Cello - alternerte med Knapp) |
| Tormod Knapp | – Musician (Cello - alternerte med Pia Forsberg) |
| Bjørn Solum | – Musician (Cello) |
| Kari Stokke | – Musician (Synthesizer) |
| Gunnar Aas | – Musician (Slagverk) |
| Torunn Løken | – Mask design |
Performance dates
| February 24, 1983 – Teaterlokalene i Stortingsgaten 16 | Opening night |