Agentene* (The agents)
Agentene* (The agents) (1972) was a theatre production by The Arctic Theatre, the world premiere of a play by Magnar Mikkelsen. The music was composed by Sverre Kjelsberg and Knut Hallvard Johannessen. The opening took place in Vadsø.
Gunnar Bull Gundersen directed it.
Kari Gravklev made her debut as a stage designer in this production.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 68848)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 10, 1972 |
| Produced by | The Arctic Theatre |
| Based on | Agentene* (The agents) by Magnar Mikkelsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian dialect |
| Keywords | Theatre |
| Running period | 1972 |
| Website | HÅLOGALAND TEATER |
Agentene* (The agents) was the first full-length play written for The Arctic Theatre. It was also the first of the theatre's productions to be based on current Northern Norwegian issues. The play took place in a local newspaper's newsroom.
SOURCES:
The Arctic Theatre, ht.tr.no, 09.12.2016, http://ht.tr.no/index.php/produksjon/agentene
Eilertsen, Jens Harald: Polare scener. Nordnorsk teaterhistorie 1971-2000 (literally: Arctic stages. Northern Norwegian theatre history 1971-2000), published by Orkana forlag 2005
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Magnar Mikkelsen | – Playwright |
| Gunnar Bull Gundersen | – Direction |
| Knut Johannessen | – Music |
| Sverre Kjelsberg | – Music |
| Kari Gravklev | – Stage design |
| Kari Gravklev | – Costume design |
| Joachim Calmeyer | – Actor |
| Bernhard Ramstad | – Actor |
| Sigmund Sæverud | – Actor |
| Nils Utsi | – Actor |
| Torill Øyen | – Actor |
| October 10, 1972 – Hålogaland Teater før 2005, The Arctic Theatre | Worldwide premiere |
Sigurd Stenersen, date unknown, Harstad Tidende [Harstad]:
"Unfortunately, the failure is brutally revealed in the fact that the theme of the performance is seemingly to serious for playful theatre people and writers to use as a student exercise."