The Mother
The Mother (1940) was a theatre production by The National Stage, based on a play by Karel Čapek.
Egil Hjorth-Jenssen directed it.
Magda Blanc played the role of the mother.
The Mother visited Stavanger and Haugesund.
Information
(Objekt ID 63071)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 26, 1940 |
| Produced by | The National Stage |
| Based on | The Mother by Karel Čapek |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 22 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama, Political Theatre, 2nd World War |
| Running period | January 26, 1940 |
Karel Čapek's The Mother is a war drama. In their book Den Nationale Scene 1931-1976 (literally: The National Stage 1931-1976), Knut Nygaard and Eiliv Eide describe it as follows:
"The heroine is the mother who has already lost her husband and four sons to war, and she has hated war and all its being later. But when she hears that the enemy attacks hospitals, kindergartens, and schools, and harms young people, she gives up her pacifist conviction, and hands her only surviving son the gun, before sending him to war."
SOURCES:
The National Stage's repertoire database, donated by The National Stage. Imported to the Sceneweb database 24.06.2016
Knut Nygaard and Eiliv Eide, Den Nationale Scene 1931-1976 (literally: The National Stage 1931-1976), Gyldendal Norsk Forlag 1977
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Karel Čapek | – Playwright |
| Paul Gjesdahl | – Translation |
| Egil Hjorth-Jenssen | – Direction |
| Per Schwab | – Stage design |
| Per Schwab | – Costume design |
| Magda Blanc | – Actor (Moren) |
| Henning Blanc | – Actor (Sønn) |
| Stener Fogge | – Actor (Toni) |
| Erling Lindahl | – Actor (Sønn) |
| Sverre Næss | – Actor (Faren) |
| Børseth Rasmussen | – Actor (Sønn) |
| Henrik Anker Steen | – Actor (Sønn) |
| February 1940 – Stavanger Theater | visiting performance |
| January 26, 1940 – Store Scene, The National Stage | National premiere, Norway |