The Name
The Name (2016) is a theatre production by Hordaland Theatre, based on the play by Jon Fosse. The premiere takes place at Logen, Bergen.
Randolf Walderhaug directs it.
Information
(Objekt ID 56039)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 21, 2016 |
| Produced by | Det Vestnorske Teateret |
| Based on | The Name by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | September 21, 2016 |
At the website of Hordaland Theatre the following, among other things, is written about The Name:
"We follow a young couple who goes home to her parents. The girl is highly pregnant and they lack a place to live. The Name is a drama about how difficult it is to understand one another and about the longing for someone to care.
The play poses many questions. How far must things go for us to say what is close to our hearts?
Is it always right to tell the truth, if what happened is far back in time?
Are our lives just time passing?
Through putting simple persons in significant situations, Fosse says something universal and important about the modern human being.
The Name had its world premiere at The National Stage during Bergen International Festival May 27 1995. It received The Norwegian Ibsen Award as best Norwegian drama of the year."
SOURCES:
Hordaland Theatre, 07.06.2016, http://hordalandteater.no/namnet.html
The Scenekunst.no list of openings, 07.06.2016
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Randolf Walderhaug | – Direction |
| Tormod Lindgren | – Stage design |
| Tormod Lindgren | – Costume design |
| Fabian den Otter | – Lighting design |
| Oda Alisøy | – Actor |
| Geir Amundsen | – Actor |
| Kim Kvamme | – Actor |
| Katrine Lunde Mackenzie | – Actor |
| Nils Golberg Mulvik | – Actor |
| Irene Waage | – Actor |
| September 21, 2016 – Hovudscenen, Det Vestnorske Teateret / Logen | Opening night |