Emperor and Galilean
Emperor and Galilean was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, produced in 1987, and based on the play by Henrik Ibsen.
Sam Besekow directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 41618)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 19, 1987 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Emperor and Galilean by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | September 19, 1987 |
More
Emperor and Galilean by The Norwegian Theatre consisted of both parts of Henrik Ibsen's play. The opening night both Caesar s Apostasy and The Emperor Julianwere performed, but in the rest of the period the parts were performed separately, each its night. The first part was performed 23 times, the second 16 times, during the run.
Sam Besekow was given an award for particularly excellent work by Norsk Teaterlederforening (later: Norwegian Associations of Theatres and Orchestras) for his staging of Emperor and Galilean.
Contributors (28)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Tormod Skagestad | – Translation (til nynorsk) |
| Sam Besekow | – Direction |
| Olav Anton Thommessen | – Music |
| Helge Hoff Monsen | – Stage design |
| Helge Hoff Monsen | – Costume design |
| Robert Ornbo | – Lighting design |
| Kjersti Berge | – Actor (Diverse roller) |
| Ståle Bjørnhaug | – Actor (Mystikaren Maximos i Cæsars fråfall / Keisar Julian i Keisar Julian) |
| Ragnar Dyresen | – Actor (Husmeisteren Eutherios / Talaren Themestios / Fargaren Fokion) |
| Ruth Fasting | – Actor (Diverse roller) |
| Torgeir Fonnlid | – Actor (Ein blind tiggar / Sallust frå Perusia / Øvstkommanderande Nevita ) |
| Bjørn Jenseg | – Actor (Skriftlæraren Hekebolios / Quæstoren Leontes / Stallmeisteren Sintula / Visdomslæraren Kytron) |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor (Agathon frå Kappadokia, son til ein vindyrkar i Kappadokia / Faneberaren Mauros / Livlegen Cæsarios frå Nazianz / Salmediktaren Apollinaris ) |
| Lasse Kolstad | – Actor (Visdomslæraren Libanios/Talaren Libanios, byforvaltar i Antiokia / Tribunen Decentius / Biskop Maris frå Kalkedon / Kommandanten Jovian) |
| Britt Langlie | – Actor (Fyrstinne Helena, keisarens søster / Kvinna Barbara / Makrina, søster til Basilios) |
| Magne Lindholm | – Actor (Memnon, keisarens livslave / Underføraren Varro / Skattmeisteren Ursulos / Læraren Kyrillos + diverse andre roller) |
| Aina Oldeide | – Actor (Diverse roller) |
| Nils Bernt Olsen | – Actor (Basilios frå Cæsarea / Underføraren Laipso / Talaren Mamertinos / Spåmannen Numa / Visdomslæraren Priskos) |
| Gerald Pettersen | – Actor (Gregor frå Nazianz, bror av Cæsarios / Herføraren Florentius / Livvaktføraren Anatolos / Ein persisk overløpar) |
| Tone Ringen | – Actor (Keisarinne Eusebia / Slavinna Myrrha / Kvinna Publia) |
| Bjørn Skagestad | – Actor (Fyrst Julian, yngre halvbror av Gallos i Cæsars fråfall / Mystikaren Maximos i Keisar Julian) |
| Per Anstein Solberg | – Actor (Diverse roller) |
| Vidar Wold Haavik | – Actor (Fyrst Gallos, keisarens fetter / Hærføraren Severus / Gullsmeden Potamon / Diktaren Herakleos / Høvedsmannen Ammian) |
| Erik Øksnes | – Actor (Keisar Konstanzios / Legen/Livlegen Oribases / Hårskjeraren Eunapios / Høvedsmannen Fromentios / Fyrst Hormisdas, ein landflyktig persar) |
| June Paalgard | – Mask design |
| Barthold Halle | – Director’s assistant |
| Ruth Fasting | – Choreogreographic Assistant |
Performance dates
| September 19, 1987 – Hovudscenen, The Norwegian Theatre | Worldwide premiere |