Halmstrået eller Teatersjefen som ble vekk* (The Straw or The disappeared head of the theatre)
Halmstrået eller Teatersjefen som ble vekk* (The Straw or The disappeared head of the theatre) (1940) was a theatre production by Centralteatret, the world premiere of a play by Finn Bø. This was a satire based on Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt.
Finn Bø directed it.
The production was performed for sold-out houses. In August 1940, the theatre was ordered to play a matinee for some Germans. After this, the production was censored, and the text for the performance was cut significantly. The audiences were not as eager after this, but the production was still performed until October 23, 1940.
*Not yet translated into the English. The title within parentheses is the Norwegian title's literal meaning.
Information
(Objekt ID 89118)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | June 23, 1940 |
| Produced by | |
| Based on | Halmstrået eller Teatersjefen som ble vekk* (The Straw or The disappeared head of the theatre) by Finn Bø |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 123 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, 2nd World War, Revue, Satire |
| Running period | June 23, 1940 — October 23, 1940 |
SOURCES:
Gjesdahl, Paul: Centralteatrets historie (literally: The history of Centralteatret). Gyldendal norsk forlag, Oslo 1964.
Kvalvik, Bent. E-mail 22.10.2018
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Finn Bø | – Playwright |
| Finn Bø | – Direction |
| Elinor Svendsen | – Choreography |
| Kristian Hauger | – Musical direction |
| Kaare Wildhagen | – Stage design |
| Oscar Amundsen | – Actor (Regissøren) |
| Rolf Christensen | – Actor (Teatersjefen / Bøigen / En gjest fra dypet) |
| Eva Drangsholt | – Actor (Frk. Tangel / To av fire som også holder hjula i gang) |
| Wenche Foss | – Actor (Frøken Sørensen / En klagende dame / En av fire som også holder hjula i gang) |
| Tore Foss | – Actor (Forfatteren Timballsen / En kafégjest) |
| Gunvor Hall | – Actor (Fru Klinge / Tre av fire som også holder hjula i gang) |
| Steinar Jøraandstad | – Actor (Trumpeterstråle Hægstad junior / Huhu / En frier / To av fire som holder hjula i gang) |
| Wenche Klouman | – Actor (Den grønnklædde / Bruden / En datter / Fire av fire som også holder hjula i gang) |
| Eva Lunde | – Actor (Fata Morgana / Teatrets første danserinne / En kriseballettøse) |
| Ebbe Moe | – Actor (Advokaten / Fire av fire som holder hjula i gang) |
| Gunnar Olram | – Actor (Sekretæren / Edderkopf / Begriffenfeldt / Tre av fire som holder hjula i gang ) |
| Sigrun Otto | – Actor (Primadonnaen / En mor ) |
| Toralf Sandø | – Actor |
| Erna Schøyen | – Actor |
| Ulf Selmer | – Actor (Økonomidirektør D. Sverre Blank / Grosserer Hægstad) |
| Nanna Stenersen | – Actor |
| Carl Struve | – Actor (Peer Gynt alias Gustav Bluncke / Kaféens innehaver / En av fire som holder hjula i gang) |
| Elinor Svendsen | – Actor (Stuepiken / Teatrets annen danserinne / En kriseballettøse) |
| Per Aabel | – Actor (Solveig) |
| June 23, 1940 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | Worldwide premiere |