Idiot's Delight
Idiot's Delight (1937) was a theatre production by The National Stage, based on the play by Robert E. Sherwood.
Hans Jacob Nilsen directed it.
The play was performed using the Norwegian title Grensen sperret (literally: Border closed). The same play has also been performed in Norway using the title Idiotkabalen (literally: Idiot Patience, that is patience as the card game) at Centralteatret in 1939.
Information
(Objekt ID 62096)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 10, 1937 |
| Produced by | The National Stage |
| Based on | Idiot's Delight by Robert Sherwood |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 14 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | September 10, 1937 |
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SOURCES:
The National Stage's repertoire database, donated by The National Stage/TheTheatre Archive at the University of Bergen, 24.06.2016
Knut Nygaard and Eiliv Eide, Den Nationale Scene 1931-1976 (literally: The National Stage 1931-1976), Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1977
Contributors (9)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Robert Sherwood | – Playwright |
| Hans Jacob Nilsen | – Direction |
| Per Schwab | – Stage design |
| Norma Balean | – Actor (Kvinnelig spion) |
| Arne Bang-Hansen | – Actor (Kelneren) |
| Karl Bergmann | – Actor (Forskeren) |
| Andreas Bjarke | – Actor (Ungkommunisten) |
| Tore Foss | – Actor |
| Sverre Næss | – Actor (Rustningsagenten) |
Other participants
The cast list is not complete.
Performance dates
| September 10, 1937 – Store Scene, The National Stage | National premiere, Norway |