Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2019) was a theatre production by The National Stage, based on the play by Edward Albee. The production was performed in the theatre's venue Teaterkjelleren.
Svein Sturla Hungnes directed it.
Ragnhild Gudbrandsen played the role of Martha.
Per Frisch played the role of George. He took over the role shortly before the opening, as Bjørn Willberg Andersen had to withdraw because of illness.
Information
(Objekt ID 90128)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | February 6, 2019 |
| Produced by | The National Stage |
| Based on | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | February 6, 2019 |
"With ingredients such as betrayal, sex, poisonous attacks and merciless revelations, the downsides of married life are bared in this modern classic. It is both disturbing and very entertaining to see how the drunken party escalates. And after, we can breathe with relief. At least, we are not that bad!
(...)
The middle-aged married couple Martha and George invite a young professor and his wife home after a university party. Not much time has passed before the young couple has been drawn into the verbal war between the spouses. Perfidious, sharp lines are fired without shame, and the party games grow increasingly daring. (Along the way, the relationship between the two young ones is bared, too.)
With his well-aimed outlook and well-put language, Edward Albee' play immediately became a great hit in 1962. The movie adaption with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton was much talked about in connection with the Oscars, and the spousal drama is among the most performed and critically acclaimed American plays throughout the ages."
SOURCES:
The National Stage, www.dns.no, 20.12.2018, https://dns.no/forestillinger/hvem-er-redd-for-virginia-woolf/
The National Stage, www.dns.no, 28.11.2018, https://dns.no/sterke-historier-og-mye-kjaerlighet/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Edward Albee | – Playwright |
| Svein Sturla Hungnes | – Translation |
| Svein Sturla Hungnes | – Direction |
| Morten Kjerstad | – Dramaturge |
| Anne Karine Skåtun | – Stage design |
| Anne Karine Skåtun | – Costume design |
| Ola Bråten | – Lighting design |
| Bjørn Willberg Andersen | – Actor (George) |
| Reny Marie Gaassand Folgerø | – Actor (Honey) |
| Ragnhild Gudbrandsen | – Actor (Martha) |
| Pål Rønning | – Actor (Nick) |
| Mette Noodt | – Mask design |
| Marion Mulelid | – Stage manager |
| Nina Agnethe Kopperdal | – Prompter |
| February 6, 2019 – Småscenen, now Teaterkjelleren, The National Stage | Opening night |