Sleep
Sleep was a theatre production staged by The National Theatre in 2005, based on the play by Jon Fosse. Sleep was the world premiere of Jon Fosses play.
Sofia Jupither directed it and won The Hedda Award 2006 in the best direction category.
Information
(Objekt ID 31795)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | August 25, 2005 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | Sleep by Jon Fosse |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian Nynorsk |
| Keywords | Drama, Theatre |
| Running period | August 25, 2005 |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET |
Sofia Jupither directed it and won The Hedda Award 2006 in the best direction category.
The Hedda Jury gave the following reason:
"Nowadays, when the gender perspective is a controversial issue in Norwegian theatre, the jury is delighted to be able to nominate three women - three young women - in the best direction category. The winner has had a demanding, difficult assignment, but in collaboration with the actors and with great musicality she has found a quiet, precisely physical expression developing the playwright's intentions further. Her direction is tight, finely tuned and almost invisible, and excels with its sensitive rhythm and its distinctly feminine warmth.
The winner of the year is Sofia Jupither for the direction of Jon Fosse's Sleep."
Lise Fjeldstad won The Hedda Award 2006 in the best supporting actress category for the role of the elderly woman.
The Hedda Jury gave the following reason:
"This year's winner started her career at The Norwegian Theatre, but came to The National Theatre in 1975. In addition to being a very versatile actress, she is also a director. She gets the award for a moving, deeply human interpretation of a role in a very powerful production of a typical ensemble piece. In an ensemble piece no role carries the action alone. But there are times when one role becomes an anchor, not at the cost of the others, but because of that one actor's particular performance.
The award goes to Lise Fjeldstad for her portrait of the elder woman in Jon Fosse's Sleep."
Sources:
The National Theatre, Sleep, http://fdb.nationaltheatret.no/S%C3%B8k/tabid/57/ctl/PlayView/mid/374/oppsetningId/7ba0b3eb-f1e5-4c2a-b838-4042b2b9d219/Default.aspx
Sceneweb on The Hedda Award, http://www.sceneweb.no/en/awarding/23836/The_Hedda_Award_2006-2006
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Jon Fosse | – Playwright |
| Sofia Jupither | – Direction |
| Gerd Stahl | – Dramaturge |
| Lars Östbergh | – Stage design |
| Tine Schwab | – Costume design |
| Linus Fellbom | – Lighting design |
| Anders T. Andersen | – Actor (Den medelaldra mannen) |
| Espen Reboli Bjerke | – Actor (Den første unge mannen) |
| Ulrikke Hansen Døvigen | – Actor (Den første unge kvinna) |
| Lise Fjeldstad | – Actor (Den eldre kvinna) |
| Thorbjørn Harr | – Actor (Den andre unge mannen) |
| Erik Hivju | – Actor (Den eldre mannen) |
| Frank Jørstad | – Actor (Sonen) |
| Birgitte Larsen | – Actor (Den andre unge kvinna) |
| Liv Bernhoft Osa | – Actor (Den medelaldra kvinna) |
| Marian Saastad Ottesen (from October 1, 2005) | – Actor (Den andre unge kvinna) |
| Øystein Røger | – Actor (Mannen) |
| Eva Sharp | – Mask design |
| Ada Behn | – Props |
| Ingvil E. Toft | – Costume production supervisor |
| Tove Arna Lewin | – Producer |
| August 25, 2005 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |
| The Contemporary Stage Festival | August 25, 2005 |