Moominmamma
From the production From The Invisible Child, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) (2006 and 2015)
Moominmamma was a puppet in Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre)'s production The Invisible Child, based on a story by Tove Jansson. The Invisible Child was first produced in 2006, in a theatrical adaptation by Stein Kiran and Knut Wiulsrød, further developed by Line Rosvoll, who also directed the production. Kine Liholm did the stage design, and Kari Noreger made the puppets. The premiere took place at Trikkestallen, Torshov, February 1, 2006.
A new version of The Invisible Child was produced in 2015, in a theatrical adaptation by Anne-Karen Hytten, who also directed the production. The stage design was done by Milja Salovaara, and the puppets from 2006 were reused. The production had its premiere February 12, 2015, in Trikkestallen, Torshov.
Information
(Objekt ID 100587)| Object type | Puppet |
| Production date | February 12, 2015 |
| Category | Rod puppet |
| Themes | Children |
| Size | Approximately 40 centimetres tall |
| License | Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre). Copyright. |
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Moominmamma was played by Marianne Edvardsen in 2006 and in 2015.
Sceneweb refers to the other puppets registered from the two productions. These are: Moomintroll, Moominpappa and Little My.
SOURCES:
Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).
Donated by: Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre).
Transported 29.05.2020.
The head of Moominmamma was shaped from Styrofoam, fortified with cotton gauze and glue, and drawn with knitted, coarse wool. The body was also made from Styrofoam, and drawn with the same knitted wool material.
The intention was to make the puppet as similar to the illustrations in the book as possible.
The information has been provided by puppet maker Kari Noreger.
Moominmamma was a rod puppet, with a round rod fastened to her head, and with a steering rod by piano string fastened to each of her hands, so that the puppeteer would be able to move them. The puppeteer held onto the prolonged part of the round rod. In other words, the puppeteer's hand was inside Moominmamma's body.
Information has been provided by puppet maker Kari Noreger.
There exists a photo in black and white, where we can see (from the left) Per Skjølsvik with Moominpappa, Mads Buer with Moomintroll, Kari-Ann Grønsund as Too-Ticky, Marianne Edvardsen with Moominmamma. In front (from the left) are Hanne Dahle with Little My and Suzanne Paalgard with the invisible child/Ninny. This photo is from the 2015 production.
| Kine Liholm (person) | – Stage designer |
| Milja Salovaara (person) | – Stage designer |
| Kari Noreger (person) | – Puppet Maker |
| Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) (organization) | – Creator |
| The Invisible Child (production) | – Rod puppet |