| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anmeldelse av Elisabeth Leinslie i Dagsavisen av teater Ibsens produksjon "Tilfellet Torgersen" (2007) | 2007 | Download | |
| Anmeldelse av Elisabeth Leinslie i Norsk Shakespeare- og Teatertidsskrift av Oslo Nye Teaters produksjon "Øyet som ser" (2007) | June 2007 | Download |
Tilfellet Torgersen* (The Case of Torgersen)
Tilfellet Torgersen* (The Case of Torgersen) was a theatre production produced by Ibsen Theatre in 2006, based on a play by Jens Bjørneboe from 1973.
Moqi Simon Trolin directed the production.
Bjørneboe wrote the play with basis in the Torgersen case, in which Fredrik Fasting Torgersen (born 1934) was sentenced for the murder of 16 year old Rigmor Johnsen. December 7 1957 Johnsen was found raped and killed in the street called Skippergata in the city centre of Oslo. Torgersen was sentenced to a lifetime in prison, ten years of which in a special secured facility. He was imprisoned for 16 years.
Torgersen has claimed that he was innocently sentenced, and prominent lawyers and writers have supported him. Several times he has applied for a new trial, but every time the application has been denied.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 5919)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 2007 |
| Produced by | Ibsen Theatre |
| Based on | Tilfellet Torgersen* (The Case of Torgersen) by Jens Bjørneboe; The case of Torgersen by |
| Audience | Adults |
| Audience size | 1529 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | 2007 |
| Website | TEATER IBSEN |
Tilfellet Torgersen* (The Case of Torgersen) by Ibsen Theatre was nominated for The Hedda Award 2007 in the theatre project of the year category.
Jens Bjørneboe was convinced Fredrik Fasting Torgersen had been innocently sentenced, and his play argues this point of view.
Sources:
The Hedda Award
Ibsen Theatre, teateribsen.no, 18.06.2014, http://www.teateribsen.no/index.php?page_id=1786
Store Norske leksikon on the Torgersen case, http://snl.no/Torgersen-saken
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jens Bjørneboe | – Playwright |
| Moqi Simon Trolin | – Direction |
| Guttorm Guttormsen | – Music |
| Martin Lyngbo | – Dramaturge |
| Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen | – Stage design |
| Lina M. Lein Hansen | – Costume design |
| Rune Rebne | – Sound design |
| Erik Spets Sandvik | – Lighting design |
| Thomas Bye | – Actor |
| Jonatan Filip | – Actor |
| Hauk Heyerdahl | – Actor |
| Anne E. Kokkin | – Actor |
| Frank Lie | – Actor |
| Martin Lyngbo | – Actor |
| Ola Otnes | – Actor |
| Kate Pendry | – Actor |
| Sylvia Salvesen | – Actor |
| Jan Ø. Wiig | – Actor |
| Heidi Elisabeth Rød | – Makeup |
| Mari Nitteberg | – Stage manager |
| Emile Ashley | – Photo |
| Dag Jenssen | – Photo |
| Tom Riis | – Photo |
| Trine Skåret | – Lighting technician |
| 2007 – Blackbox, Teater Ibsen, Ibsen Theatre | Opening night |
Writer and date unknown, Aftenposten:
"The characters are drawn clearly, but become stereotypes. So if the material is strong and the form exciting, the productions becomes a little bit too obvious. Still: The Torgersen case we will never be done with."
Writer and date unknown, Telemarksavisa:
"Theatre production about a possibly innocently sentenced man could have become a dry affair, but at Ibsen Theatre the spectators sit as if they were nailed to their chairs during the intense performance."
Writer and date unknown, Klassekampen:
"In truth involved and passionate political theatre, and it makes the production an unusual and interesting number in our emotionally detached time."