The Defeat
The Defeat (1978) was a theatre production by The Norwegian Touring Theatre, based on the play by Nordahl Grieg. The production was first performed as summer theatre in the facilities The Norwegian Touring Theatre used at the time, in Ridehuset, Akershus Fortress, prior to going on tour in sports halls the autumn of 1978. The tour opened in Hamar September 4.
Pål Løkkeberg directed it.
The production was the third production by The Norwegian Touring Theatre to be performed in a tour of sports halls in Norway.
52 persons travelled on the tour, making it one of the greatest tour efforts in The Norwegian Touring Theatre's history.
Information
(Objekt ID 44118)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 21, 1978 |
| Produced by | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Based on | The Defeat by Nordahl Grieg |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 9227 |
| Number of events | 32 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre, Political Theatre |
| Running period | June 21, 1978 |
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SOURCE:
Einar Dahl's private archive, donated by Einar Dahl, 10.11.2014
Contributors (72)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nordahl Grieg | – Playwright |
| Jan Føyner | – Editor (Programredaktør) |
| Jan Hårstad | – Adapted by |
| Pål Løkkeberg | – Adapted by |
| Mette Sofie Nielsen | – Adapted by |
| Pål Løkkeberg | – Direction |
| Mette Møller | – Choreography |
| Kari Gravklev | – Stage design |
| Kari Gravklev | – Costume design |
| Mari Alvim | – Costume (Kostymevedlikehold) |
| Gro Mette Thorstensen | – Costume (Kostymevedlikehold) |
| Steinar Ofsdal | – Musical arrangement |
| Per S. Arnø | – Actor (Debrun / Dombrowaky / En kaptein) |
| Jan Erik Aune | – Actor (Lucien) |
| Bjørn Birch | – Actor (Linjesoldat II / Brunel) |
| Tor Bjarke | – Actor (Beslay) |
| Marit Bolling | – Actor (Moren / Mme. Thiers) |
| Kolbjørn Brenda | – Actor (Brigeau / Offiser i banken) |
| Jonas Brunvoll | – Actor (Courbet) |
| Carsten Byhring | – Actor (Cafévert / Kaptein / Bismarck) |
| Johannes Eckhoff | – Actor (Thiers) |
| Dan Fosse | – Actor (Michel / En dørvakt) |
| Bonne Gauguin | – Actor (Laura / Kapitalia / En dame) |
| Paal Hangeraas | – Actor (René) |
| Gustav Adolf Hegh | – Actor (M. de Plouc) |
| Solfrid Heier | – Actor (Marie) |
| Liv Heløe | – Actor (Rose) |
| Mona Hofland | – Actor (Mme. Lasalle - i Ridehuset i Oslo) |
| Svein Haagensen | – Actor (Martin) |
| Inger Jacobsen | – Actor (Mme. Lasalle - på turné) |
| Per Jansen | – Actor (Varlin) |
| Kim Kalsås | – Actor (Pierre) |
| Berit Kullander | – Actor (Huguette) |
| Mette Lange-Nielsen | – Actor (Mme. Delpoux) |
| Bernt Erik Larssen | – Actor (Politikommisæren / General Gallifet) |
| Arne Lindtner Næss | – Actor (Rigault) |
| Ove Moe | – Actor (Krøplingen / General Duval / Presten) |
| Anne Beate Odland | – Actor (Gabrielle) |
| Eva Opaker | – Actor (Suzanne / Sylvie Gerard) |
| Odd Remen | – Actor (Delecluze) |
| Bård Skift | – Actor (Maurice) |
| Per Skift | – Actor (Louis) |
| Hennika Skjønberg | – Actor (Pauline) |
| Noralv Teigen | – Actor (Oberst Rossel) |
| Linda Tørklep | – Actor (En trommeslager) |
| Thor M. Aamodt | – Actor (Schulze / Linjesoldat I / Pellerin) |
| Erling Ragnar Eriksen | – Musician (Trekkspill) |
| Steinar Ofsdal | – Musician (Fløyter, lutt og dreielire) |
| Rune Berny | – Extra |
| Gunnar Grimstad | – Extra |
| Stein Hagstrøm | – Extra |
| Ingolf Karinen | – Extra |
| Steinar Ofsdal | – Répétiteur |
| Hanne Revold | – Mask design |
| Eva Jacobsen | – Makeup |
| Mette Lange-Nielsen | – Makeup |
| Ingolf Karinen | – Props |
| Linda Tørklep | – Props |
| Gunnar Grimstad (from September 1, 1978) | – Stage manager |
| Asbjørn Håmo (to July 1, 1978) | – Stage manager |
| Frits Solvang | – Photo |
| Henrik Hansteen | – Stage Manager |
| Hans Rønningen | – Sound technician |
| Espen Fjordheim | – Lighting technician (og pyrotekniker) |
| Reidun Gaaseide | – Lighting technician |
| Gro Mette Thorstensen | – Prompter |
| Rune Berny | – Technician |
| Erik Braaten | – Technician |
| Stein Hagstrøm | – Technician |
| Ole Lillo-Stenberg | – Technician |
| Jon Rosenlid | – Technician |
| Gunnar Grimstad | – Tour manager |
Performance dates
| September 4, 1978 – Riksteatret, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Tour Premiere |
| June 21, 1978 – Ridehuset , The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) | Opening night |