Farvel da, Muffin* (Goodbye then, Muffin)
The puppetry performance Farvel da, Muffin* (Goodbye then, Muffin) by Bjørn Birch was a wandering into a memory. Farvel da, Muffin was based on Ulf Nilsson’s children’s book Goodbye, Mr. Muffin.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 7113)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 31, 2009 |
| Produced by | Unge Viken Teater |
| Based on | Goodbye, Mr. Muffin by Ulf Nilsson |
| Audience | Children, Families (from 5) |
| Audience size | 30504 |
| Number of events | 308 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for children, Puppetry |
| Running period | January 31, 2009 — February 9, 2010 |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater |
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) writes the following about Farvel da, Muffin* (Goodbye then, Muffin) by Bjørn Birch: "While the man tidies up, he finds things he had hidden and perhaps even forgotten about. Most important of all he finds is the cage of Muffin, a hamster he had as a child. The cage and the memories about Muffin take him back to when he and Muffin were both seven years old and "the same age". But the boy was still young on earth, while Muffin was old and about to die. The man relives his very first love and his very first loss and realises one grows stronger from loving even though it hurts to lose."
Source:
The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), detapneteater.no, 10.10.2010, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=971&cid=17&sac=all&viewall=1#daat
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ulf Nilsson | – Author |
| Bjørn Birch | – Dramatised by |
| Bjørn Birch | – Translation |
| Bjørn Birch | – Direction |
| Bjørn Birch | – Stage design |
| Edil Derbitchev | – Stage design |
| Anna Skodbo | – Stage design |
| Espen Dekko | – Puppeteer |
| Espen Dekko | – Puppet maker |
| Torunn Løken | – Mask design |
| Torstein Seim | – Producer |
| January 31, 2009 | Opening night |