Juliet + Romeo

Juliet + Romeo was a theatre production by Katja Brita Lindeberg, produced in 2013, and loosely based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare.

Nora Evensen directed it.

In Julie + Romeo, two clowns imagine being Shakespeare's characters.

Information

(Objekt ID 36498)
Object type Production
Premiere Navember 12, 2013
Produced by
Coproducers Rosendal Teater, The Touring Theatre of Trøndelag
Based on Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Audience Youth, Adults (from 16)
Number of events 66
Keywords Theatre, Clownery, Comedy
Running period Navember 12, 2013  —  April 1, 2016
Website Teaterhuset Avant Garden, KATJA BRITA LINDEBERG PRODUKSJONER
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The artists write the following, among other things, about Juliet + Romeo:

"Tell me how the right love should be? Two clowns, one love bubble, one veranda, one relationship, a Hawaii shirt, angel wings and heroic promises of love, dissatisfaction, emptiness, misunderstandings and arguments.

What would really have happened if Romeo and Juliet got each other and moved in together? In Juliet + Romeo we meet two clowns who want to be Romeo and Juliet, the ultimate romantic perfection. The play turns the Shakespearean love drama upside down, and examines the great ideals and clichés of our time. What do the clowns do when their dreams of love collide with everyday life, when the contrasts grow large, expectations and wills split part, and glossy pictures are to be maintained?"

SUPPORTED BY: The Audio Visual Fund, The Fund for Performing Artists, the municipality of Trondheim, the county of Sør-Trøndelag,The Norwegian Actors' Equity Association's fund for freelancers and Propellen.

SOURCES:

Katja Brita Lindeberg's private archive, donated by Katja Brita Lindeberg, 17.08.2014.

Avant Garden, avantgarden.no, 24.09.2013, http://www.avantgarden.no/program/julie-romeo/

Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 24.09.2013

Contributors (19)
Name Role
William Shakespeare – Playwright
Frode Eggen – Script
Nora Evensen – Script
Katja Brita Lindeberg – Script
Hans Petter Nilsen – Script
Katja Brita Lindeberg – Concept/Idea
Nora Evensen – Direction
Magnus Børmark – Music
Ståle Gerhardsen – Visual design (Plakatdesign)
Örjan Wiklund – Stage design
Berit Haltvik With – Costume design
Eirik Brenne Torsethaugen – Lighting design
Frode Eggen (from January 24, 2015 to 2016) – Actor (Romeo)
Katja Brita Lindeberg – Actor (Julie)
Hans Petter Nilsen – Actor (Romeo)
Katja Brita Lindeberg – Props
Amanda Gerhardsen – Photo
Kajsa Englund – Counsellor (i klovn)
Torleif Kvinnesland – Documentation (Videodokumentasjon)
Performance dates
February 9, 2016 Show
February 8, 2016 Show
June 20, 2015 Show
May 21, 2015Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
May 20, 2015Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
May 19, 2015Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
February 1, 2015Konsertsalen, Namsos Kulturhus Show
January 31, 2015Inderøy Kulturhus Show
January 25, 2015Dampsaga Kulturhus, Steinkjer Show
January 24, 2015Stjørdal kino New opening
December 4, 2014 Show
Navember 17, 2013Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
Navember 16, 2013Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
Navember 15, 2013Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
Navember 14, 2013Teaterhuset Avant Garden Show
Navember 13, 2013Teaterhuset Avant Garden Lecture
Navember 12, 2013 19:00 – Teaterhuset Avant Garden Worldwide premiere
Festivals (3)
Vinterlys February 8, 2016
Arctic Arts Festival June 20, 2015
Showbox December 4, 2014