Cabaret
Cabaret (2016) was a musical theatre production by Nordland Theatre, based on the musical by Fred Ebb (lyrics), John Kander (music) and Joe Masteroff (book), in turn based on the comedy I am a Camera by John van Druten and stories by Christopher Isherwood. The production had its premiere at the theatre's main stage, in Mo i Rana.
Birgitte Strid directed it.
Kirsti Torhaug played the role of Sally Bowles.
Lars Jacob Holm played the role of Clifford Bradshaw.
Hans Marius Hoff Mittet played the role of Emcee.
Information
(Objekt ID 56094)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 20, 2016 |
| Produced by | Nordland Theatre |
| Based on | Cabaret by Fred Ebb, John Kander, Joe Masteroff |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 4677 |
| Number of events | 16 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Musical, Theatre |
| Running period | September 20, 2016 — October 12, 2016 |
At the website of Nordland Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Cabaret:
"Fascism is knocking on the door, throwing dark shadows far into the infamous 'Kit Kat Club'. The cabaret artist Sally Bowles does everything to deny the dark forces outside of her world of life, laughter and lust. The American writer Cliff Bradshaw arrives in Berlin as Nazism is progressing. We follow the relationship between Sally and Clifford, and life surrounding The Kit Kat Klub in the unstable, scary time before Hitler takes power in Germany.
(...)
The English writer Christopher Isherwood (1904-1986) lived in Berlin from 1929 to 1933 - the year Adolf Hitler came to power. He experienced a city characterised by openness and tolerance, where nightlife blossomed and meeting places for gays were open secrets. At the same time, Germany was shaken by great political violence and disturbance. This contrast between joy in life and plethora o none (SIC, likely meant to be 'on one side', Sceneweb's comment) and Nazi progress nourished the novels Mr. Norris Changes Trains, Sally Bowles, Christopher and His Kind and Goodbye to Berlin, which later became part of the musical Cabaret."
SOURCES:
Nordland Theatre, www.nordlandteater.no, 07.06.2016, http://www.nordlandteater.no/nc/forestillinger/cabaret.html
The Scenekunst.no list of openings, 07.06.2016
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Masteroff | – Playwright |
| Fred Ebb | – Songlyrics |
| Ragnar Olsen | – Translation |
| Birgitte Strid | – Direction |
| Lars Jacob Holm | – Choreography |
| Tor-Petter Aanes | – Musical direction |
| John Kander | – Composer |
| Nora Furuholmen | – Stage design |
| Nora Furuholmen | – Costume design |
| Håkon Skog Erlandsen | – Musical arrangement |
| Øyvind Wangensteen | – Lighting design |
| Gard Hjertaas Bjørnson | – Actor |
| Lars Jacob Holm | – Actor (Clifford Bradshaw) |
| Liv-Ellen Haugland Kahrs | – Actor |
| Anne E. Kokkin | – Actor |
| Andreas Kolstad | – Actor |
| Espen Bråten Kristoffersen | – Actor |
| Rikke Westerlund Lie | – Actor |
| Hans Marius Hoff Mittet | – Actor (Emcee) |
| Elisabeth Moberg | – Actor |
| Sigurd Sele | – Actor |
| Reidar Sørensen | – Actor |
| Joakim Thrane | – Actor |
| Kirsti Torhaug | – Actor (Sally Bowles) |
| Charlotte Øverland Våset | – Actor |
| Eli Margrethe Hemma | – Musician |
| Almir Meskovic | – Musician |
| Håkon Skog Erlandsen | – Musician |
| Erlend Smalås | – Musician |
| Tage Vedal | – Musician |
| Tor-Petter Aanes | – Musician |
| Hege Ramstad | – Mask design |
| Sissel Agathe Heien | – Props |
| Vivi Røreng | – Props |
| Wenche Bakken | – Stage manager |
| Isabella Flått | – Stage manager (Inspisient 2) |
| Johan Haugen | – Lighting supervisor |
| Frode Fridtjofsen | – Sound technician |
| Martin Skatland | – Sound technician |
| Vegar Angel Nordheim Andreassen | – Lighting technician (Lysbordopperatør) |
| Magne Jøsevold | – Technician |
| Halgeir Sandvær | – Technician |
| Per Rasmussen | – Production manager (Produksjonssjef) |
| Wenche Bakken | – Producer |
| Tina Ditlefsen | – Administration (Marked og informasjon) |
| Hilde Karin Skreslett | – Administration (Marked og informasjon) |
| Charlotte Øverland Våset | – Choreogreographic Assistant |
| Peter Eide Walseth | – Administration (Marked og informasjon) |
| September 20, 2016 – Hovedscena (the main stage), Nordland Theatre | Opening night |