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, 1937Store Scene, The National Stage National premiere, Norway