Frøken Margerethe/Miss Margarida

In the production Frøken Margerethe/Miss Margarida (2007) by Theatre Spillebrikkene the audience gets to meet Miss Margerethe who is a temporary teacher for one lesson. During this lesson she can be the ruler of the world, she alone, of everything and all, and she takes full advantage of it. This is a lesson completely on her terms…

Information

(Objekt ID 903)
Object type Production
Premiere 2007
Produced by Theatre Spillebrikkene
Based on Dona Margarida / Frøken Margarida by Roberto Athayde
Audience Youth, Adults (from 14)
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Monologue
Running period 2007  
Website Teater Spillebrikkene

Requirements to venue

Minimum stage width 5m
Minimum stage depth 5m
Minimum stage height 2m
Blackout Yes
Rigging time 120 minutes
Downrigging time 60 minutes
Audience 100
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Frøken Margerethe/Miss Margarida is based on the play Miss Margarida’s Way (original title: Apareceu a Margarida) by Roberto Athayde. Theatre Spillebrikkene has made its own version of the play. Through humour, absurd situations and physical comedy Theatre Spillebrikkene wishes to convey the sobriety behind the play.

Frøken Margerethe/Miss Margarida is a production discussing themes connected to authority, abuse of power and manipulation. Everywhere people are suppressed and manipulated by power-crazy authorities; in families, in work places, in the media and in societies ruled by dictators.

"We hope the production may contribute to debate, provoke, move, perhaps even make somebody stand up against the injustice and madness that exists everywhere", the performers of Theatre Spillebrikkene say.

The production can be a fruitful starting point for further discussion.

Frøken Margerethe/Miss Margarida was performed around Norway through The National Touring Network for Performing Arts in 2008, 2009 and 2010.

Sources:

The Norwegian Association of Performing Arts/NAPA, 18.12.2010, http://www.danseogteatersentrum.no/sck/members.shtml?lang=nor&sam=&cat=&gen=&cou=&cri=Teater%20Spillebrikkene&aid=40&prid=7&act=prod

Theatre Spillebrikkene, 18.12.2010, http://www.spillebrikkene.no/forestillinger/fr%C3%B8ken-margerethe/

The National Touring Network for Performing Arts, 18.12.2010,http://www.scenekunstbruket.no/sck/?lang=nor&sam=&tar=&gen=&cri=Teater%20Spillebrikkene&act=skbprod&prid=7&aid=40

Contributors (3)
Name Role
Roberto Athayde – Playwright
Inger Gusrud Gundersen – Direction
Hedda Munthe – Actor
Performance dates
2007 Opening night