| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flier for Ferske Scener's production Potatoes have no wings (2008) | 2008 | Download |
Potatoes have no wings
Potatoes have no wings (2008) was a theatre production by Ferske Scener, based on a play by Christina Veronika Mauer. The opening took place at Verkstedet, Kulturhuset in Tromsø.
Kristin Eriksen Bjørn directed it.
Information
(Objekt ID 895)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 5, 2008 |
| Produced by | Ferske Scener |
| Based on | Potatoes have no wings by Christina Veronika Mauer |
| Audience | Children (from 5 to 10) |
| Audience size | 11400 |
| Number of events | 108 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Performance for children |
| Running period | January 5, 2008 — January 21, 2010 |
| Duration | 45 minutes |
| Website | Ferske Scener |
Requirements to venue
| Minimum stage width | 7m |
| Minimum stage depth | 7m |
| Minimum stage height | 4m |
| Blackout | Yes |
| Rigging time | 180 minutes |
| Downrigging time | 90 minutes |
| Audience | 150 |
In Potatoes have no wings, Ferske Scener dealt with the subject of letting go of sorrow and daring to move on.
The action in Potatoes have no wings combines the stories of a desperate potato escaping a mashed potatoes factory and a married couple stuck in the sorrow after the loss of their daughter Lela. When the story starts, she has been dead for exactly six years. Potatoes have no wings is a simple story about how hard it can be to move on. It is a story about being in need of help and about the joy when sorrow finally loses hold. The production was made in collaboration between Ferske Scener and the culture centre Kulturhuset in Tromsø.
Living in mourning, or being afraid, is the same whether you are adult or a child. Sometimes the adults have more of a language to describe their feelings, but not always. Through the theatre experience some keys to discuss the subject in a manner both children and adults can understand are given out.
SOURCES:
Ferske Scener, ferskescener.no, 21.10.2010, http://www.ferskescener.no/poteter_har_ingen_vinger/cms/120
Ferske Scener's archive, donated by Ferske Scener, 05.05.2009
Stamsund International Theatre Festival, www.stamsund-internasjonale.no, 21.10.2010, http://www.stamsund-internasjonale.no/Old/2009/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Christina Veronika Mauer | – Playwright |
| Kristin Eriksen Bjørn | – Direction |
| Kristin Eriksen Bjørn | – Dramaturge |
| Hege Pålsrud | – Stage design |
| Hege Pålsrud | – Costume |
| Gaute Barlindhaug | – Sound design |
| Nicolas Horne | – Lighting design |
| Bernt Bjørn | – Actor |
| Jon Kristian Gaare Blix | – Actor |
| Ellen Zahl Jonassen | – Actor |
| Klaus Løkholm Bergli | – Actor |
| Ingun Alette Mæhlum | – Photo |
| Anita Basmo Bjørnstad | – Producer |
| June 4, 2009 10:30 – Gimle, Stamsund - Teater NOR (Stamsund Teaterfestival) | Show |
| June 4, 2009 – Gimle, Stamsund - Teater NOR (Stamsund Teaterfestival) | Show |
| January 11, 2008 – Verkstedet (The Workshop), KulturHuset in Tromsø | Show |
| January 10, 2008 – Verkstedet (The Workshop), KulturHuset in Tromsø | Show |
| January 9, 2008 – Verkstedet (The Workshop), KulturHuset in Tromsø | Show |
| January 8, 2008 – Verkstedet (The Workshop), KulturHuset in Tromsø | Show |
| January 5, 2008 – Verkstedet (The Workshop), KulturHuset in Tromsø | Worldwide premiere |
| Stamsund Teaterfestival | June 4, 2009 |
BHL, Nordlys:
"Excellent! (...) Potatoes have no wings has become a performance to lift us out of the often grey and sad days of everyday life, to a life providing hope and comfort."
Inger P. Thuen, Bladet Tromsø:
"Successful balance... I fell for the potato. At the same time Bernt Bjørn's splendid interpretation gave a hysterically funny experience for adults and children."
Kjell Knudsen, Framtid i Nord:
"The most charming potato in the world."