Gjete kongens harer* (Herding the king's hares)
Gjete kongens harer* (Herding the king's hares) (1976) was a theatre production by Rogaland Theatre in collaboration with The Norwegian Touring Theatre. The production was based on a comedy for children by Peder W. Cappelen, in turn loosely based on the fairytale collected and written down by Asbjørnsen og Moe.
Ragnhild Hiorthøy directed it.
The Norwegian Touring Theatre's tour consisted of twelve performances.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 83543)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | September 30, 1976 |
| Produced by | Rogaland Theatre |
| In collaboration with | The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Based on | Gjete kongens harer* (Herding the king's hares) by Peder W. Cappelen; Gjete kongens harer* (Herding the king's hares) by Jørgen Moe, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen |
| Audience | Children |
| Audience size | 2105 |
| Number of events | 19 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Performance for children, Theatre, Fairytale |
| Running period | September 30, 1976 |
SOURCES:
The National Library of Norway, information transferred to Sceneweb 02.05.2018
Bang-Hansen, Kjetil (ed) et al: Det lille teater: Rogaland Teater 30 år (literally: The small theatre: Rogaland Theatre 30 years), Dreyer Forlag, Stavanger 1977
Rogaland Theatre's repertoire archive, donated by Rogaland Theatre, 24.01.2018
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Peter Christen Asbjørnsen | – Author |
| Jørgen Moe | – Author |
| Peder W. Cappelen | – Playwright |
| Ragnhild Hiorthøy | – Direction |
| Håkon Berge | – Music |
| Helge Hoff Monsen | – Stage design |
| Helge Hoff Monsen | – Costume design |
| Bente Brunvoll | – Actor |
| Gudrun Bråten | – Actor |
| Ketil Egge | – Actor |
| Håvard Knoph | – Actor |
| Arne Knutsen | – Actor |
| Håkan Hede | – Mask design |
| Aud Mortensen | – Makeup |
| Kirsten Tangen Vaage | – Props |
| Håvard Knoph | – Stage manager |
| Mia Berner | – Prompter |
| September 30, 1976 | Worldwide premiere |