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The Wizard of Oz

The Wizard of Oz was a wandering theatre production by Brageteatret, produced in 2014, and based on the universe from the children's books by L. Frank Baum, in a new adaption by Hilde Brinchmann.

Hilde Brinchmann also directed the production.

Tiril Heide-Steen played the role of Dorothy.

The Wizard of Oz won The Hedda Award 2015 in the best production for children and youth category.

Information

(Objekt ID 42357)
Object type Production
Premiere Navember 7, 2014
Produced by Brageteatret
Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Lyman Frank Baum
Audience All (from 6 to 9)
Language Norwegian
Keywords Wandering Theatre, Performance for children, Performance for the Family
Running period Navember 7, 2014  
Website Brageteatret
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The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to The Wizard of Oz:

"The theatre offering for children and youth is often criticised for being artistically not very ambitious or innovative. Instead of experiments one chooses the traditional, in which the audience knows what to get, and gets what it thinks it wants. Because of this, it is delightful that several of this year's nominees in different ways challenge our expectations to what theatre for children and youth is, and how it can be done. This year's award winner met the children s desire for knowledge, curiosity and involvement in theatre with an extraordinary courageous openness, without losing the grip of the work s magic, direction or progression of plot. A unique and exclusive theatre experience in which a physically participating audience was permitted its own role in the fairytale.

The best production for children and youth award of the year goes to The Wizard of Oz."

SOURCES:

Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 09.09.2014

Brageteatret, http://brageteatret.no/trollmannen-fra-oz-

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 20.05.2015, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1306

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 21.06.2015, http://heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1367

Contributors (20)
Name Role
Lyman Frank Baum – Author
Joseph Angyal – Songlyrics
Hilde Brinchmann – Dramatised by
Hilde Brinchmann – Direction
Paul Garbers – Stage design
Helena Marie Andersson – Costume
Magnus Dahle Larssen – Sound design
Thomas Evensen – Lighting design
Jan-Egil Engnes – Actor (Trollmannen fra Oz / Gomler / Apefolk)
Mats Holm Ernstsen – Actor (Blikkmannen)
Tiril Heide-Steen – Actor (Dorothy)
Martha Kjørven – Actor (Tante Em / Blomsterbarn / vakt i Smaragdbyen / Apefolk)
Cecilie Grydeland Lundsholt – Actor (Den gode heksa Glinda / vakt i Smaragdbyen / Apefolk)
Espen Mauno – Actor (Mauno / Fugleskremslet)
Hedda Sandvig – Actor (Theodora / Gomler / vakt i Smaragdbyen)
Knut Steen – Actor (Løven / Gomler)
Helena Marie Andersson – Mask design
Hege Hermansen – Stage manager
Kjetil Moslåtten – Photo
Kjetil Moslåtten – Technical director
Performance dates
Navember 7, 2014 18.00 – Idunnsalen Union Scene, Brageteatret Opening night