Vor ret vi tar* (We claim our right)
Vor ret vi tar* (Our right we claim) (1975) was a theatre production by The Arctic Theatre, the world premiere of a play by Klaus Hagerup, written in collaboration with Dag Skogheim. The music was composed by Stefan Ringbom.
Stefan Böhm directed it.
The theme of Vor ret vi tar was workers' history and the growth of the workers' association Nordens Klippe (literally: The cliff of the North) in Kirkenes. The production was made in form of a collage, partly inspired by the proletarian theatre of the 1930es, partly by revue and partly by actual events.
Vor ret vi tar was performed as a visiting performance at Chateau Neuf in Oslo and in Stockholm.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 71677)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | 1975 |
| Produced by | The Arctic Theatre |
| Based on | Vor ret vi tar* (We claim our right) by Klaus Hagerup, Dag Skogheim |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian dialect |
| Keywords | Theatre, Revue |
| Running period | 1975 |
| Website | Hålogaland Teater |
In Jens Harald Eilertsen's history book Polare scener. Nordnorsk teaterhistorie 1971-2000(literally: Arctic stages. Northern Norwegian theatre history 1971-2000),Klaus Hagerup tells about the process behind Vor ret vi tar* (Our right we claim). He was overworked and bedridden at the start of the process:
"Dag wasn't interested in writing drama, but very interested in collaborating. He was a walking encyclopaedia. (...) When the Stefans came, Böhm and Ringbom, it took off. Vor ret vi tar is developed with them.Eventually, I came back to health, and I didn't find it problematic any more. We discussed, I ran into the next room, wrote and returned with new text suggestions."
SOURCES:
The Arctic Theatre, halogalandteater.no, 20.06.2017, http://halogalandteater.no/produksjon/vor-ret-vi-tar
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 |
|---|---|
| Klaus Hagerup | – Playwright |
| Dag Skogheim | – Playwright |
| Stefan Böhm | – Direction |
| Sverre Kjelsberg | – Music |
| Stefan Ringbom | – Music |
| Roar Werner Eriksen | – Stage design |
| Per Jansen | – Actor |
| Bernhard Ramstad | – Actor |
| Frode Rasmussen | – Actor |
| Sigmund Sæverud | – Actor |
| Nils Utsi | – Actor |
| Inger-Lise Westby | – Actor |
| Torill Øyen | – Actor |
| Sverre Kjelsberg | – Singer |
| 1975 | Worldwide premiere |