| Title (3) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Playbill for The National Theatre's production Julemiddag* (Christmas Dinner) (2014) | 2014 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram for Nationaltheatret høst & sommer 2017. | June 2017 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram for Nationaltheatret høst 2014. | August 2014 | Download |
Julemiddag* (Christmas Dinner)
Julemiddag* (Christmas Dinner) (2014) was a theatre production by The National Theatre, based on a text by Tyra Tønnessen. Julemiddag is inspired by the play The Long Christmas Dinner by Thornton Wilder. The production was originally performed in the theatre's venue Amfiscenen. At the 2020 revival, it was performed at the theatre's main stage.
Tyra Tønnessen directed it.
Julemiddag was revived in 2015, with two new actors in the ensemble, in 2017, with one new actor, and in 2018. It was also revived in 2020, but the run was cut short and most of the planned performances cancelled, due to Coronavirus prevention measures. From November 10, 2020, it was prohibited to arrange cultural events in the municipality of Oslo.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 42985)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 14, 2014 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | The Long Christmas by Thornton Wilder |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama, Corona-production |
| Running period | Navember 15, 2014 |
| Duration | Approximately 1 hour, 40 minutes |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
"Director Tyra Tønnessen has let herself be inspired by Thornton Wilder's play The Long Christmas Dinner from 1931, but instead of following an American family, we follow a Norwegian family through 100 years. The script is based on actual Christmas stories.
Julemiddag starts in 1915. We are in Stavanger, and the city is managing fine whereas the continent is thrown into a war. The reason is simple: The city sells canned goods, and boxed foods are sought for during times of war. One man's pain is another man's gain.
The war is not the only factor characterising the first Christmas: Two years prior Norwegian women have gained the right to vote, and electricity has come to Stavanger. Margrethe Munthe has introduced more playful methods in child rearing. But first and foremost the family is characterised by the interfamilial relationships. We follow them through World War II, the arrival of social democracy and the age of oil.
Christmas is a time for tradition. Still the world keeps moving. We move with it. During one hundred years most becomes different from what it was. The Stavanger family becomes Norwegian history in miniature.
The script is based on actual Christmas stories from the actors and from Tyra Tønnessen's students at Oslo National Academy of the Arts."
SOURCES:
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 26.09.2014
The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 10.10.2014, http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Julemiddag.b7C_wRfI1I.ips
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 31.12.2014
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Thornton Wilder | – Author |
| Tyra Tønnessen | – Script |
| Rolf Kristian Larsen | – Translation (til stavangersk) |
| Tyra Tønnessen | – Direction |
| Tor Ivar Hagen | – Choreography |
| Kristian Lykkeslet Strømskag | – Dramaturge |
| Dagny Drage Kleiva | – Stage design |
| Dagny Drage Kleiva | – Costume design |
| Kai Nicolai Priddy | – Sound |
| Øyvind Wangensteen | – Lighting design |
| Hanne Marte Fuglseth | – Light (2022) |
| Helene Naustdal Bergsholm | – Actor (Karen Sørensen / Inger Eilertsen 2020 og 2022) |
| Marte Engebrigtsen | – Actor (Solveig Berge / Marianne Huuse) |
| Kim S. Falck-Jørgensen | – Actor (Synnøves bror / Jan Eilertsen 2018 / 2020 / 2022) |
| Per Frisch | – Actor (Oscar Berge / Lars Rune Justnæs 2017, 2018 og 2020) |
| Thorbjørn Harr | – Actor (Løytnant Heinrich / Kjell Justnæs 2020) |
| Thorbjørn Harr | – Actor (Ragnar Eilertsen / Sander Huuse 2015, 2017 og 2018) |
| Kamilla Grønli Hartvig | – Actor (Synnøve Berge 2014) |
| Endre Hellestveit | – Actor (Løytnant Heinrich / Kjell Evensen 2022) |
| Erik Hivju | – Actor (Oscar Berge og Lars Rune Justnæs 2014) |
| Mariann Hole | – Actor (Synnøve Berge 2020 og 2022) |
| Kathrine Thorborg Johansen | – Actor (Elisabeth Berge / Silje Eilertsen Justnæs 2018) |
| Nils Johnson | – Actor (Oscar Berge / Lars Rune Justnæs 2014 / 2015 / 2022) |
| John Emil Jørgensrud | – Actor (Dankert Berge / Oscar Justnæs Huuse) |
| Rolf Kristian Larsen | – Actor (Synnøves bror / Jan Eilertsen 2014, 2015 og 2017) |
| Birgitte Larsen | – Actor (Marie Berge, Silje Eilertsen Evensen 2022 ) |
| Anneke von der Lippe | – Actor (Elisabeth Berge / Silje Eilertsen Justnæs 2014, 2015 og 2017) |
| Nils Golberg Mulvik | – Actor (Ragnar Eilertsen / Sander Hansen Huuse 2014 / 2020 / 2022) |
| Hermann Sabado | – Actor (Løytnant Heinrich / Kjell Justnæs 2014, 2015, 2017 og 2018) |
| Ågot Sendstad | – Actor (Karen Sørensen / Inger Eilertsen 2014, 2015, 2017 og 2018) |
| Marianne Stormoen | – Actor (Marie Berge / Silje Eilertsen Justnæs 2020) |
| Kjersti Tveterås | – Actor (Synnøve Berge 2015, 2017 og 2018) |
| Ruth Haraldsdottir | – Mask design |
| Marianne Hommo | – Mask design (Maskør 2017) |
| Eva Sharp | – Mask design (Maskør 2018 og 2020) |
| Eva Hauge | – Props (2014, 2015, 2018 og 2020) |
| Helge Lohne | – Props (2017) |
| Hege Becker Nielsen | – Props (2020) |
| Andreas Meier Strømme | – Props (2022) |
| Pål Grønli | – Stage manager (2022) |
| Lars Brinch Gundersen | – Stage manager (2014, 2015, 2018 og 2020) |
| Karoline Husjord | – Stage manager (2020) |
| Christina Johannessen | – Stage manager (2017 og 2020) |
| Ingrid Megård Sæter | – Stage manager (2020) |
| Kine Sørbøe | – Stage manager (2017 og 2018) |
| Andreas Eskeland | – Stage Manager (2020) |
| Tony Hamran | – Stage Manager (2022) |
| Kjell Gunnar Høen | – Stage Manager (2014, 2015 og 2020) |
| Steinar Jakobsen | – Stage Manager (2022) |
| Hans R. Jarn | – Stage Manager (2017) |
| Njål Øwre | – Stage Manager (2017, 2018 og 2020) |
| Benjamin Tveit | – Sound master |
| Lisa Lind | – Lighting supervisor (2022) |
| Hanne Marte Fuglseth | – Lighting supervisor |
| Tor Ivar Hagen | – Director’s assistant |
| Cathrine Engehagen Bråthen | – Costume production supervisor |
| Magny Hammersbøen | – Costume production supervisor |
| Magne Tobias Ausland | – Prompter (2014 og 2015) |
| Julie Marie Frogner | – Prompter (2022) |
| Ingvild Gjerstad | – Prompter (2017 og 2018) |
| Amanda Øiestad Nilsen | – Prompter |
| Runi Sveen | – Producer (alternerende i 2017, 2018, 2020 og 2022) |
| Margrethe Aaby | – Producer |
| Linda Braseth | – Dresser (Forestillingsansvarlig kostymer 2020) |
| Linda Braseth | – Dresser |
| Gracia Cerrato Thorsberg | – Costume production (kostymetekniker 2022) |
| Kirsti Ellefsen | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig 2014 ) |
| Hilde Vibeke Innerby | – Administration (Markedsansvarlig 2017, 2018 og 2020) |
| Terese B. Larsen | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig 2020) |
| Jan Lier | – Administration (markedsansvarlig 2022) |
| Monica Lindanger | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig 2015, 2017 og 2018) |
| Linda Nielsen | – Costume production (kostymetekniker 2022) |
| Trine Sandrine Syrrist | – Administration (Markedsansvarlig 2014 og 2015) |
| Oda Tømte | – Administration (pr-ansvarlig 2022) |
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| Navember 15, 2018 19:30 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| October 26, 2017 19:30 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| Navember 25, 2015 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| Navember 14, 2014 18:00 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |