The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party (1986) was a theatre production by The Arctic Theatre, based on the play by Harold Pinter. The production had its premiere during Arctic Arts Festival 1986, after which it was performed in the venue Lillescenen in Kulturhuset in Tromsø.

Ola Moum directed it.

Information

(Objekt ID 70869)
Object type Production
Premiere June 22, 1986
Produced by The Arctic Theatre
Based on Fødselsdagselskapet by Harold Pinter
Audience Adults
Language Norwegian dialect
Keywords Theatre of the absurd, Theatre
Running period June 22, 1986  
Website HÅLOGALAND TEATER
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SOURCES:

The Arctic Theatre, ht.tr.no, 17.04.2017, http://halogalandteater.no/produksjon/fodselsdagsselskapet

Eilertsen, Jens Harald: Polare scener. Nordnorsk teaterhistorie 1971-2000 (literally: Arctic stages. Northern Norwegian theatre history 1971-2000), published by Orkana forlag 2005

Contributors (14)
Name Role
Harold Pinter – Playwright
Ola Moum – Adapted by
Ragnar Olsen – Translation
Ola Moum – Direction
Inge Kolsvik – Music
Martin Eilertsen – Stage design
Hilde Skancke Pedersen – Costume design
Stig Amdam – Actor (Petey)
Kine Hellebust – Actor (Meg)
Nils Johnson – Actor (Stanley)
Svenn Bernhard Syrin – Actor (Maccann)
Sigmund Sæverud – Actor (Goldberg)
Turi Tarjem – Actor (Lulu)
Anne Britt Henden – Mask design
Performance dates
June 22, 1986 Opening night
Festivals (1)
Arctic Arts Festival June 22, 1986