En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell)
En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell) was a theatre production by The National Theatre, based on texts by Tor Ulven, dramatised and directed by Ole Anders Tandberg.
Information
(Objekt ID 5745)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 12, 2008 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell) by Tor Ulven, Ole Anders Tandberg |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre |
| Running period | Navember 12, 2008 |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell) by The National Theatre won The Hedda Award 2009 in the category of production of the year.
The Hedda Jury gave the following reason:
"Adaptions or dramatisations have become a popular theatre genre. Traditionally novels have been given new life onstage, but lately several movies have also ended as theatre. This year's winner of the production of the year category also is an adaption, but of an entirely different character. Not a single book, but a full, distinctly poetic universe is against all odds transferred to the stage, and there it has become a unique, original and independent work of art. The director has done the adaption himself, which is the key to the force of the performance, but the stage designer, the lighting designer and not least the seven participating actors made it a complex experience, one of a kind.
The production of the year award goes to En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell) at The National Theatre."
Source:
Sceneweb on The Hedda Award 2009, www.sceneweb.no, 14.11.2012, http://www.sceneweb.no/en/awarding/17951/The_Hedda_Award_2009-2009
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Tor Ulven | – Author |
| Ole Anders Tandberg | – Dramatised by |
| Ole Anders Tandberg | – Direction |
| Anna Koch | – Choreography |
| Hege Randi Tørressen | – Dramaturge |
| Erlend Birkeland | – Stage design |
| Erlend Birkeland | – Costume design |
| Sven Erga | – Sound |
| Ellen Ruge | – Lighting design |
| Gisken Armand | – Actor |
| Eindride Eidsvold | – Actor |
| Kim Haugen | – Actor |
| Anneke von der Lippe | – Actor |
| Henrik Rafaelsen | – Actor |
| Ole Johan Skjelbred | – Actor |
| Andrine Sæther | – Actor |
| Hege Ramstad | – Mask design |
| Eva Hauge | – Props |
| Lars Brinch Gundersen | – Stage manager |
| Julian Bendik Madsø | – Stage Manager |
| Ida Klevstul Burdal | – Lighting supervisor |
| Ingvil E. Toft | – Costume production supervisor |
| Erik Eikehaug | – Prompter |
| Truls Kwetzinsky | – Producer |
| Navember 12, 2008 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |
Aftenposten:
"The feeling of being lonely, mortal and ephemeral as a human is approximate and strong throughout the two and a half hours En vanlig dag i helvete* (An Ordinary Day in Hell) lasts. It has become a deeply serious, but also humorous day in hell."
Klassekampen:
"Ole Anders Tandberg's playful and reflective Ulven production is theatre at a high level."
Vårt Land:
"The production is serious, but never sombre, it is advanced, but never difficult. And it is funny! Here, Ulven has been taken out of the melancholy and into open air, in a theatre production that will long be talked about."
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.