Merlin or The Waste Land
Merlin or The Waste Land (1989) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Theatre, the Norwegian premiere of an epic play by Tankred Dorst. The production was performed at the theatre's main stage.
Stein Winge directed it.
Bjørn Sundquist played the title role.
The audience was placed onstage. The performance was in three parts, with a break for dinner between the first and the second part. All in all, it lasted for approximately six hours.
Information
(Objekt ID 42590)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 30, 1989 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Theatre |
| Based on | Merlin or The Waste Land by Tankred Dorst |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 11361 |
| Number of events | 30 |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre, Epic Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | September 30, 1989 |
| Duration | Approximately six hours, including two intervals |
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SOURCE:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 02.11.2014
Contributors (38)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tankred Dorst | – Playwright |
| Edvard Hoem | – Translation |
| Stein Winge | – Direction |
| Svenn Berglund | – Choreography |
| Ketil Hvoslef | – Music |
| Tine Schwab | – Stage design |
| Tine Schwab | – Costume design |
| Hans Åke Sjöquist | – Lighting design |
| Øyvin Berven | – Actor (Parsifal) |
| Trond Brænne | – Actor (Klovnen, bror til Risekvinna Hanne / Den sløve Sir Gaheris) |
| Åsleik Engmark | – Actor (Døden / Sir Lavain, bror til den hysteriske vesle frøkna frå Astolat / Den vesle paven) |
| Odd Furøy | – Actor (Djevelen) |
| Jon Eivind Gullord | – Actor (Sir Mordred, Kong Arturs uekte son) |
| Per Gørvell | – Actor (Den djerve og strålande Sir Gavain) |
| Erik Hivju | – Actor (Kong Artur) |
| Brit Elisabeth Haagensli | – Actor (Risekvinna Hanne / Sir Iwain) |
| Gorm Jenseg | – Actor (Doverse roller) |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor (Den avundsjuke Sir Agravain) |
| Lasse Kolstad | – Actor (Den amerikanske forfattaren Mark Twain / Den ottefulle faren til Den hysteriske vesle frøkna frå Astolat, Sir Bernhard) |
| Britt Langlie | – Actor (Mor til Parsifal, Herzeloide, som er blitt galen av sinne og sorger) |
| Rolf Arly Lund | – Actor (Monsieur Rothschild og flere andre personer / Den pedantiske Sir Girflet) |
| Sven Nordin | – Actor (Sir Lancelot av Sjøen) |
| Hilde Olausson | – Actor (Den fagre Orgelouse, som hatar menn til ho møter Sir Gavain) |
| Kari Onstad | – Actor (Dronning Guniver) |
| Bernhard Ramstad | – Actor (Den forfengelege Sir Lamorak / Biskopen av Irland) |
| Hildegun Riise | – Actor (Isolde / Jeschute) |
| Anita Rummelhoff | – Actor (Den gamle mora, Morgause, som framleis har elskarar / Løva til Sir Iwain) |
| Elisabeth Sand | – Actor (Elen, som forfører den forvirra Sir Lancelot med eit knep) |
| Inger Schjoldager | – Actor (Den vesle skognymfa Vivane, som Merlin fell for) |
| Per Arne Skar | – Actor (Den snøkvite Sir Galahad, son til Lancelot og Elen) |
| Nils Sletta | – Actor (Den trufaste Sir Kay) |
| Morten Johan Spiten | – Actor (Sir Idar med den raude rustninga / Døden, den grøne riddaren / Paven) |
| Are Storstein | – Actor (Den unge riddaren Sir Beauface / Den unge riddaren Sir Persant) |
| Bjørn Sundquist | – Actor (Merlin) |
| Julie Winge | – Actor (Den hysteriske vesle frøkna frå Astolat, som fell for Sir Lancelot og gjer ende på seg / Den elleve år gamle gatejenta) |
| Erik Øksnes | – Actor (Den rasande Sir Orilus / Snikkaren) |
| Barbro Holmbring Haugen | – Mask design |
| June Paalgard | – Mask design |
Performance dates
| September 30, 1989 – Hovudscenen, The Norwegian Theatre | National premiere, Norway |