Partyreading (Spring 2008)
Partyreading (Spring 2008) in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) was a theatre party for children aged 3 years and more with staged readings of Fabel Jakop og froskekysset* (Fable Jacob and the Frog Kiss by Grete Randsborg Jenseg, Den lille gule og far* (The Little Yellow and Dad) by Sissel Lie, Kara som ville til Sahara* (The Guys Who Wanted to Go to Sahara) by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen and Grønt sandpapirkyss* (Green Sandpaper Kiss) by Martina Gaux. Partyreading was part of the project Kunst for barn (literally: Art for Children), a collaboration project between The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) and The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Literature.
*Not yet translated into English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 7667)| Object type | Production |
| Produced by | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), The Norwegian Institute for Children's Literature |
| Based on | Den lille gule og far* (The Little Yellow and Dad) by Sissel Lie; Kara som ville til Sahara* (The Guys Who Wanted to Go to Sahara) by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen; Fabel Jakop og froskekysset* (Fable Jacob and the Frog Kiss) by Grete Randsborg; Grønt sandpapirkyss* (Green Sandpaper Kiss) by Martina Gaux |
| Audience | Children, Young children (from 3) |
| Number of events | 1 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for children, Reading |
| Running period | April 5, 2008 — April 5, 2008 |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater, Norsk barnebokinstitutt |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
Playing and fun with frogs who don’t like kissing – or who are not frogs at all, small kittens who are noticeably frail-looking and princesses who can transform you into a desert lizard. All the texts invited to interactivity between stage and audience and at the very end there was a party with hotdogs and soda, balloons, princess crowns and everything else there should be.
Fabel Jakop og froskekysset* (Fable Jacob and the Frog Kiss) by Grete Randsborg Jenseg. Did you know that some frogs are deadly afraid of kissing? What if they are transformed into people!
Den lille gule og far* (The Little Yellow and Dad) by Sissel Lie. The little yellow kitten is a frail little sissy, Dad thinks. But one day a thief comes...
Kara som ville til Sahara* (The Guys Who Wanted to Go to Sahara) by Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen. Eddi is a frog. Everyone thinks so. They throw water on him, make kissy sounds and want to eat his frog legs. Eddi is all alone and nobody understands that HE IS NOT A FROG!
Grønt sandpapirkyss* (Green Sandpaper Kiss) by Martina Gaux. Hurry on practising! If the princess doesn’t get a green sandpaper kiss, you will be transformed into a desert lizard!
Three actors split all the roles: Karoline Hansen Øyan, Grete Randsborg Jenseg and Jarl Flaaten Bjørk.
Kunst for barn* (Art for Children) was supported by Arts Council Norway.
Source: The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), 25.10.2010, detapneteater.no, http://www.detapneteater.no/pub/daat/forestillinger/?aid=684&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 |
|---|---|
| Martina Gaux | – Playwright |
| Sissel Lie | – Playwright |
| Torgeir Rebolledo Pedersen | – Playwright |
| Grete Randsborg | – Playwright |
| Liv Anne Bjurgren | – Direction |
| Ragnhild Mærli | – Direction |
| Jarl Flaaten Bjørk | – Actor |
| Grete Randsborg | – Actor |
| Karoline Hansen Øyan | – Actor |
| April 5, 2008 – Hallen, The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) | Show |