Natta syng sine songar
Natta syng sine songar (2019) was a theatre production by The National Theatre. Natta syng sine songar was based on the play of the same title (Eng: Nightsongs) by Jon Fosse. The production was performed on the theatre’s smaller stage, Amfiscene.
The director was Laurent Chétouane.
Nils Golberg Mulvik performed the role of the young man, and Marte Engebrigtsen performed the role of the young woman.
Information
(Objekt ID 90289)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | April 3, 2019 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | Night Sings Its Songs AKA Nightsongs by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | April 3, 2019 |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
The website of The National Theatre describes Natta syng sine songar as follows:
"He is a failed writer. Everything he writes is rejected. But writing is the only thing he wants to do, the only thing he knows how to do. Now, he mostly lies at the couch reading. Doesn't even dare to leave the house. This does not suit a recent father and family man.
She is desperately working to create a home, but feels isolated and trapped. It didn't turn out the way she imagined. She and he both want something else, while knowing that they need one another. The situation has stagnated. Why doesn't anybody come to visit any more? And who does the little boy really resemble?
In 2019, one of our greatest playwrights, Jon Fosse, turns 60 years. Natta syng sine songar is one of his earliest plays, about a young couple struggling to navigate through all that is said - and left unsaid.
Now, Fosse's poetic realism meets the French director Laurent Chétouane's physically explorative expression. In this version, the young man is a rejected playwright writing about his own family. The question is whether he is an undiscovered talent, or not. What can he offer the world - and his family?
With a selection of actors, Chétouane is to examine a stage expression in the intersection between text and score, to give spectators his very own, distinct version of Jon Fosse's emotional, desperate play about the hopelessly hopeful."
SOURCE:
The National Theatre, 24.11.2018, www.nationaltheatret.no, https://www.nationaltheatret.no/forestillinger/natta-syng-sine-songar/
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Laurent Chétouane | – Direction |
| Olav Torbjørn Skare | – Dramaturge |
| Sanna Dembowski | – Stage design |
| Sanna Dembowski | – Costume design |
| Phillip Gladieux | – Lighting design |
| Marte Engebrigtsen | – Actor (Den unge kvinna) |
| Nils Golberg Mulvik | – Actor (Den unge mannen) |
| Henrik Rafaelsen | – Actor (Faren) |
| Ågot Sendstad | – Actor (Mora) |
| Ole Johan Skjelbred | – Actor (Baste) |
| Wibke Schuler | – Mask design |
| Eva Hauge | – Props |
| Kine Sørbøe | – Stage manager |
| Kjell Gunnar Høen | – Stage Manager |
| Kai Nicolai Priddy | – Sound master |
| Lisa Lind | – Lighting supervisor |
| Liv M. Tønnessen | – Costume production supervisor |
| Lise Roesen | – Prompter |
| Runi Sveen | – Producer |
| Jan Lier | – Administration (Markedsansvarlig) |
| Monica Lindanger | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig) |
| April 3, 2019 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |