Blood Brothers
Blood Brothers was a musical theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, produced in 1989, and based on the musical by Willy Russell. The production was performed at the theatre's main stage.
Runar Borge directed it.
Åsleik Engmark and Jon Eivind Gullord played the roles of Mickey and Eddie, the blood brothers.
Blood Brothers is loosely based on the novella The Corsican Brothers by Alexandre Dumas the elder.
Information
(Objekt ID 42482)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 6, 1989 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Blood Brothers by Willy Russell, Willy Russell |
| Audience | Adults, Youth |
| Audience size | 8853 |
| Number of events | 35 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Musical, Theatre |
| Running period | May 6, 1989 |
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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, 02.11.2014
Contributors (31)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Willy Russell | – Playwright |
| Paal-Helge Haugen | – Translation |
| Runar Borge | – Direction |
| Bernt Anker Steen | – Musical direction (Trompet, piccolotrompet og flügelhorn) |
| Willy Russell | – Composer |
| Svein Lund Roland | – Stage design |
| Unni Walstad | – Costume design |
| Egil Monn-Iversen | – Musical arrangement |
| Terje Bjørkvold | – Actor (Perkins / Politi m. m.) |
| Åsleik Engmark | – Actor (Mickey) |
| Ruth Fasting | – Actor (Donna Marie / Fru Jones / Marilyn m. m.) |
| Jon Eivind Gullord | – Actor (Eddie) |
| Unn Vibeke Hol | – Actor (Linda) |
| Paul Åge Johannessen | – Actor (Forteljaren) |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor (Herr Richard Lyons) |
| Britt Langlie | – Actor (Fru Johnstone) |
| Nils Bernt Olsen | – Actor (Sammy) |
| Hildegun Riise | – Actor (Fru Jennifer Lyons) |
| Eigil Aasen | – Actor (Politi /Avisbud m. m.) |
| Steinar Larsen | – Musician (Gitar - alternerte med Ose) |
| Edvard Askeland | – Musician (Bass - alternerte med Løberg) |
| Nils Jansen | – Musician (Sopransaxofon, altsaxofon, barytonsaxofon, klarinett, bassklarinett og fløyte - alternerte med Malm) |
| Bjørn Jørgensen | – Musician (Piano og synthesizer - alternerte med Kari Stokke) |
| Svenn Erik Kristoffersen | – Musician (Synthesizer) |
| Per Løberg | – Musician (Bass - alternerte med Askeland) |
| Rolf Malm | – Musician (Sopransaxofon, altsaxofon, barytonsaxofon, klarinett, bassklarinett og fløyte - alternerte med Jansen) |
| Svein Johann Ose | – Musician (Gitar - alternerte med Larsen) |
| Kari Stokke | – Musician (Piano og synthesizer - alternerte med Jørgensen) |
| Gunnar Aas | – Musician (Slagverk) |
| Thorild Bratten | – Mask design |
| Trude Sneve | – Mask design |
Performance dates
| May 6, 1989 – Hovudscenen, The Norwegian Theatre | Opening night |