The toys strike back!
The toys strike back! (2008) by Theatre Isenkram is improvised theatre for children. In The toys strike! back everything could turn into exciting stories - including the toys of the children's own toy chests.
Information
(Objekt ID 618)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 1, 2008 |
| Produced by | Theatre Isenkram |
| Audience | Children, Adults, Families (from 5 to 10) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Puppetry, Theatre, Improvisational theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | May 1, 2008 |
| Duration | 35-45 minutes |
| Website | Isenkramteateret |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 6m |
| Maximum stage width | 8m |
| Minimum stage depth | 6m |
| Maximum stage depth | 8m |
| Minimum stage height | 3m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 120 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 60 minutes |
| Audience | 100 |
The toys strike back by Theatre Isenkram is improvised theatre. The children bring toys to the venue, and the actors tell stories based on the toys. The stories are changing every time the production is performed, but the theme for the play is always the same - to create something together through interaction. From what and when theatre arises is a fundamental question in the project. The performers enter the unknown with the children, some of whom are invited to join the actors on the stage to help with different solutions in the stories.
The toys strike back by Theatre Isenkram is a theatre performance aiming to be inclusive and to inspire the children to create stories of their own.
The toys strike back by Theatre Isenkram is supported by Arts Council Norway and the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs/MFA (travel grant/performing arts).
Sources:
Scenekunst, scenekunst.no, 29.01.2011, http://www2.scenekunst.no/imedia_5068.nml
Performing Arts Hub Norway, danseogteatersentrum.no, 29.01.2011, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=&aid=1843&prid=1&act=prod
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 26.09.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=972&cid=17&viewall=1#daat
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Nils Petter Mørland | – Idea |
| Shawn Kinley | – Direction |
| Nils Petter Mørland | – Direction |
| Stian Mørland | – Stage design |
| Elise Kleiva Ugland | – Costume |
| David Pagan | – Sound design |
| Ingeborg Staxrud Olerud | – Lighting design |
| Mats Eldøen | – Actor |
| Ingvild Haugstad | – Actor |
| Ingvild Haugstad (from October 24, 2009 to October 24, 2009) | – Actor |
| Nils Petter Mørland | – Actor |
| David Pagan | – Actor |
| Ragnhild Gjems | – Puppet maker |
| Birgitte Sjøberg | – Photo |
| Ingeborg Staxrud Olerud | – Technician |
| Nils Petter Mørland | – Producer |
| Shawn Kinley | – Consultant |
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| May 1, 2008 | Worldwide premiere |
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| NoMadI | May 29, 2010 |