The first one
The first one, a thriller written by Turid Svensøy and directed by Franzisca Aarflot, had its world wide premiere in The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) the spring of 2003: "Young girls have wild fantasies. Young girls can take a terrible revenge".
Information
(Objekt ID 8283)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | May 22, 2003 |
| Produced by | The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater) |
| Based on | The first one by Turid Svensøy |
| Audience | Youth, Adults (from 16) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Thriller, Theatre |
| Running period | May 22, 2003 |
| Website | Det Åpne Teater |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
The first one by Turid Svensøy, directed by Franzisca Aarflot, is about mutual love and passion, about an illegal love relation between a young girl and a grown man. Svensøy has written about an illegal, taboo relationship in a way that forces the audience to look at all sides of the story.
From time to time families have secrets. We really don’t know anything about each other, and it takes great insight and even greater courage to interfere with a family’s private life.
The production The first one was supported by The Freedom of Expression Foundation Fritt Ord and The Fund for Performing Artists.
Source: The Open Theatre (Det Åpne Teater), Archive, program The first one
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Turid Svensøy | – Playwright |
| Franzisca Aarflot | – Direction |
| Cathrine Kleivdal | – Stage design |
| Cathrine Kleivdal | – Lighting design |
| Linda Krogsæther | – Actor (Tante) |
| Marianne Mørk Larsen | – Actor (Mor) |
| Terje Ranes | – Actor (Far) |
| Marte Stolp | – Actor (Jenta) |
| Monica Borg Fure | – Assistant |
| Ragnhild Mærli | – Other |
"The story about the passionate and immature teenager and her at least as immature parent’s steady course towards disaster is a pretty clever text told with originality and precision. Here are great emotions condensed into a family drama of doom."
Aftenposten, Elisabeth Rygg. Review titled Farlig familiefloke (literally: Dangerous family mess).
"Eventually the mother and her sister are judged, those who couldn’t see what everyone should have seen. Here lays the only weakness of the performance. Even though Turid Svensøy chooses to present the father convincingly human, the mother and her sister eventually turn into persons who choose not to face reality from selfish reasons, while the daughter is ruined in front of their very eyes."
Dagsavisen, Hilde Østby. Review titled Modig stykke om incest (literally: Brave piece about incest).