Translyria

Translyria (2019) was a theatre production by Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, based on a manuscript by Frode Gjerløw, inspired by William Shakespeare's plays Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Richard III, Macbeth, As You Like It and The Taming of the Shrew. The production opened at Førdehuset, Førde, prior to being performed on tour.

Frode Gjerløw directed it.

Sulekha Ali Omar played the double role of Viola and Sebastian.

Information

(Objekt ID 90252)
Object type Production
Premiere March 15, 2019
Produced by Teater Vestland
Based on Twelfth Night, subtitled What you will by William Shakespeare; Macbeth AKA The Tragedy of Macbeth AKA The Scottish Play by William Shakespeare; As You Like It by William Shakespeare; Richard III by William Shakespeare; Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare; Hamlet AKA The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare; The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare; Translyria by Frode Gjerløw
Audience Youth, Adults
Language Norwegian Nynorsk
Keywords Drama, Theatre
Running period March 15, 2019  —  April 12, 2019
Website Sogn og Fjordane Teater
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At the webpafe of Sogn og Fjordane Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Translyria:

"The twins are born as girls, but one of them is a boy. The family is unable to see Sebastian for who he is, and he leaves them. His twin sister Viola fears that something terrible will happen, and she goes after him. She is shipwrecked in Illyria, her twin brother's inner world, and here, she gets to know the one she believed was so much like herself.

Director Frode Gjerløw has made a modern story based on familiar Shakespeare classics. At all levels, there are gender complications: A woman plays a man born as woman. A woman plays a woman who camouflages as a man. A woman plays a man who uses force against women, and a man plays a woman who is suppressed by men. All of this is good and well in the spirit of Shakespeare."

SOURCE:

Sogn og Fjordane Theatre, www.softeater.no, 31.12.2018, https://www.softeater.no/framsyningsliste/shakespeare-vere-eller-ikkje

Performance dates
April 12, 2019Teatersalen, Førdehuset, Teater Vestland Show
April 11, 2019Stryn Kulturhus Show
April 9, 2019Kultursalen, Trivselshagen Show
April 7, 2019Flora Samfunnshus Show
April 4, 2019Storsalen, Sogndal Kulturhus Show
April 3, 2019Saften Show
April 2, 2019Årdal Kulturhus Show
March 27, 2019Fjalerhallen Show
March 20, 2019Operasalen, Operahuset Nordfjord Show
March 16, 2019Teatersalen, Førdehuset, Teater Vestland Show
March 15, 2019Teatersalen, Førdehuset, Teater Vestland Worldwide premiere