| Title (2) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Performance program for Rogaland Theatre's production Scenes from a Marriage (2019) | 2019 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram for Rogaland Teater høsten 2019. | August 2019 | Download |
Scenes from a Marriage
Scenes from a Marriage (2019) was a theatre production by Rogaland Theatre, based on a play and a TV series by Ingmar Bergman, in a version by Arne Lygre. The production was performed at the theatre's main stage.
Kjersti Horn directed it. She was nominated for The Hedda Award 2019 for her work on this production and on Will and Testament, The National Stage.
Nina Ellen Ødegård and Anders Dale played the roles of the married couple Marianne and Johan. Ødegård was nominated for The Hedda Award 2019 in the best leading actress category for the role.
A digital version of Scenes from a Marriage was released by Rogaland Theatre during the Corona crisis of 2020. You may read more about that here.
Scenes from a Marriage was revived May 25 2020, when Norwegian theatres were reopening, after having been shut due to Corona restrictions from March 12 2020. At the time of the revival, only events with a maximum of 50 spectators were permitted, to reduce risk due to the Corona pandemic.
Information
(Objekt ID 91655)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 22, 2019 |
| Produced by | Rogaland Theatre |
| Based on | Scenes from a Marriage by Ingmar Bergman |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre, Corona-production |
| Running period | October 22, 2019 — May 28, 2020 |
| Duration | 2 hours, 40 minutes, no interval |
| Website | Rogaland Teater |
"Chock-full of wisdom from life lived, and with not insignificant experience (Bergman was divorced four times), Ingmar Bergman confronted the relationship between husband and wife in 1973, in Scenes from a Marriage. The TV series became an unexpected success when people all over the world, married and unmarried, recognised themselves in the situation of the married couple Marianne and Johan.
This spring, director Kjersti Horn brings this legendary TV series to the stage. Nina Ellen Ødegård and Anders Dale play the roles Liv Ullmann and Erland Josephson interpreted in the TV version. Alone onstage, in close interaction, the two actors bring us along, as the seemingly happy marriage between Marianne and Johan is dissolved.
Marriage problems is the basis of many stories. In Scenes from a Marriage, Ingmar Bergman goes to the core of it. With an arsonist's eagerness he throws in abortion, infidelity, lies, alcohol, fighting - so that it burns hot and well with all imaginable human weaknesses at the bottom of it: Jealousy, inferiority complexes, egotism, bitterness, pretentiousness and so on. In short: Everything that excites us in life.
The story is at least as strong today as it was 45 years ago, perhaps particularly because marriage has, in public discussion, regained some of its lost shimmer. It might be a bit clichéd to say that the contemporary spirit has regained its faith in love, but in Arne Lygre's version of this play, it is at least brutally in contact with reality."
SOURCES:
Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 19.03.2019
Rogaland Theatre, www.rogaland-teater.no, 19.03.2019, https://www.rogaland-teater.no/program/scener-fra-et-ekteskap-av-ingmar-bergman
The Hedda Award, www.heddaprisen.no, 16.10.19, https://www.heddaprisen.no/nominerte/2019
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ingmar Bergman | – Playwright |
| Arne Lygre | – Adapted by |
| Arne Lygre | – Translation |
| Kjersti Horn | – Direction |
| Erik Hedin | – Music |
| Sven Haraldsson | – Stage design |
| Sven Haraldsson | – Costume design |
| Erik Hedin | – Sound design |
| Trygve Andersen | – Lighting design |
| Anders Dale | – Actor (Johan) |
| Nina Ellen Ødegård | – Actor (Marianne) |
| Arthur Kay Piene | – Musician (Pianist i lydstudio) |
| Jill Tonje Holter | – Mask design |
| Stig Håvard Dirdal | – Photo |
| Nils Wingrei | – Sound technician (Lydteknikk studio) |
| Jens Løvaas | – Technician (AV-tekniker) |
| May 25, 2020 – Hovedscenen, Rogaland Teater, Rogaland Theatre | New opening |
| October 22, 2019 – Hovedscenen, Rogaland Teater, Rogaland Theatre | Opening night |