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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
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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/

Contributors (13)
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
Performance dates
Festivals (1)
Press coverage

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."