| Title | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program for The National Theatre's production King Lear (2013) | Navember 9, 2013 | Download |
King Lear
King Lear is a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 2013 and based on the play by William Shakespeare. It was performed in the theatre's venue Amfiscenen, The Amphi Stage.
Stein Winge directed it, after an adaption by Bibbi Moslet.
Sverre Anker Ousdal acted in the title role. King Lear was his farewell performance at The National Theatre.
Information
(Objekt ID 36497)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 9, 2013 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre |
| Based on | King Lear by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Tragedy |
| Running period | Navember 9, 2013 |
| Duration | 2 hours, 30 minutes |
| Website | NATIONALTHEATRET ARKIV |
"Shakespeare's masterpiece, the tragedy of King Lear, is the story about what happens to a king who wants to give up his responsibility, while holding on to his power and authority. He is one of the most egocentric, self-obsessed and despotic characters the author created. As a leader as well as a father, King Lear is a character who could just as well have existed today.
Lear decides to withdraw and to split all his belongings between his daughters, Goneril, Regan and Cordelia. But not equally. Who loves him the most is to get the most. Goneril and Regan will win their father's favour through flattering falsehoods. Cordelia, the youngest, takes the question seriously. She responds that she loves him the way a daughter is to love her father. Lear had not calculated with this, and he turns his favourite daughter out. The whole inheritance goes to the two oldest daughters, and their husbands, who from now on oppose their father-in-law. His authority as a regent is broken. The consequences are fatal. A materialist, decadent society goes under. The decline is total, and is reflected in Lear's relationship to his own values."
SOURCES:
The National Theatre, forest.nathonaltheatret.no, 19.05.2015, http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/EventSeries/47e473df-d452-49fb-a153-05f5c2ff927c?event_id=bb1fada8-5aaa-4131-be4d-534d61f017a7
The National Library of Norway, performance program digitised by The National Library of Norway, transferred to Sceneweb 04.12.2014
Import from the Scenekunst list of openings 06.09.2013
The National Theatre, nationaltheatret.no, 24.09.2013, http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Kong+Lear.b7C_wJzY1U.ips
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Playwright |
| Bibbi Moslet | – Adapted by |
| Svein Selvig | – Translation |
| Stein Winge | – Direction |
| György Ligeti | – Music |
| Sigurd Nikolai Winge | – Music |
| Njål Helge Mjøs | – Dramaturge |
| Bibbi Moslet | – Dramaturge |
| Solfrid Kjetsaa | – Stage design |
| Solfrid Kjetsaa | – Costume design |
| Terje Melbye Larsen | – Sound |
| Øyvind Wangensteen | – Lighting design |
| Buzhan Baban | – Actor (Sendebud / Soldat) |
| Anders Dahlberg | – Actor (Kongen av Frankrike / Adelsmann) |
| Per Christian Ellefsen | – Actor (Adelsmann) |
| Heidi Goldmann | – Actor (Goneril) |
| Erik Hivju | – Actor (Albany) |
| Anneke von der Lippe | – Actor (Cornwall) |
| Ida Løken Valkeapää | – Actor (Reagen) |
| Nils Golberg Mulvik | – Actor (Oswald / PS) |
| Nils Golberg Mulvik | – Actor (Edmund) |
| Nils Ole Oftebro | – Actor (Gloucester) |
| Mads Ousdal | – Actor (Edmund) |
| Sverre Anker Ousdal | – Actor (Kong Lear) |
| Håkon Ramstad | – Actor (Kent) |
| Hanne Skille Reitan | – Actor (Cordelia / Narr) |
| Jan Sælid | – Actor (Edgar) |
| Viktoria Winge | – Actor (Cordelia / Narr) |
| Kristian B. Winther | – Actor (Kongen av Frankrike / Oswald) |
| Sigurd Nikolai Winge | – Musician |
| Oddvar Hellan | – Stage combat instructor |
| Nina König | – Mask design |
| Ada Behn | – Props |
| Hans Voigt | – Stage manager |
| Njål Øwre | – Stage Manager |
| Ryan Bourne | – Lighting supervisor |
| Ingvil E. Toft | – Costume production supervisor |
| Lise Roesen | – Prompter |
| Margrethe Aaby | – Producer |
| Robert Andresen | – Dresser |
| Jannik Finstad Wiberg | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig og markedssansvarlig) |
| Navember 9, 2013 – Amfiscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Opening night |