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Ghosts

Ghosts is a theatre production by The National Theatre, produced in 2014, and based on the play by Henrik Ibsen. The production was performed in the theatre's venue Malersalen.

Victoria Meirik directed it.

Liv Bernhoft Osa played the role of Helene Alving.

Sigurd Myhre played the role of Osvald.

Information

(Objekt ID 40895)
Object type Production
Premiere September 8, 2014
Produced by The National Theatre
Based on Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
Audience Adults
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Drama
Running period September 8, 2014  
Website Nationaltheatret
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At the webpage of The National Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Ghosts:

"This is a story about family. Not about love and protection, but about the devastating forces in close relationships. It’s about nature and nurture, guilt and responsibility. Does the family weigh on our choices and our lives, even when we try to free ourselves from it?

History repeats itself. And the theatre repeats the stories. The play’s title is an invitation to examine the phenomenon of recurrence, and that is what director Victoria Meirik wants to do. Why do we repeat the destructive actions that take place in our families? And what happens when money is the glue in our relationships?

Meirik has staged Ghosts in the form of a psychological thriller. Inspired by the narrative techniques of horror films, she gives the audience a peek into the family home – and the characters do not know that they are being observed. The audience become voyeurs and are confronted with the question: Who is it that is killing whom?

Secrets, intrigues and lies are swirled up; shame, disease and unfaithful husbands cast shadows over the next generation. When we recognise the lie, we come closer to the truth. "

Ghosts is one of The National Theatre's own productions performed during The Ibsen Festival 2014.

SOURCES:

The National Theatre, program for The Ibsen Festival 2014, http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Her+er+programmet!.b7C_wRnG5W.ips

The National Theatre about Ghosts, http://www.nationaltheatret.no/?module=Articles&action=Article.publicOpen&id=5106

The National Theatre, forest.nationaltheatret.no, 10.05.2017. http://forest.nationaltheatret.no/Productions/Details/538d3985-bb96-4305-9cf0-2826504e817e

Performance dates
September 8, 2014 19:30 – Malersalen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre Opening night
Festivals (1)
The Ibsen Festival September 8, 2014