5boys.com

5boys.com is a theatre production for youth by Brageteatret, produced in 2014 and based on a text by Simona Semenic.

Moqi Simon Trolin directs it.

Five actresses perform the roles of the title's five boys.

Information

(Objekt ID 41355)
Object type Production
Premiere August 29, 2014
Produced by Brageteatret
Based on 5boys.com by Simona Semenic
Audience Youth
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Performance for youth
Running period August 29, 2014  
Duration 1 hour, 10 minutes
Website Brageteatret
More

At the webpage of Brageteatret the following, among other things, is written about 5boys.com:

"5 boys have a secret meeting place where they meet every week to play. In this sacred zone the chaotic reality that is surrounding them disappears, and they are absorbed by a role play for which they make the rules.

As Superman, Spiderman or Aragorn they fight and conquer in the battle against all the world's evils, whether the enemy is called Darth Vader, is a homosexual man or Germans from World War II... And no girl is allowed to join.

Simona Semenic has written a text in which the five boys are to be interpreted by women, who among other things examine internal group hierarchies and violence mechanisms in society. Violence almost exclusively performed by men.

The production raises questions regarding gender roles, belonging to a group and the human fear of weakness. Is the game always a game, or does reality define our imaginations as well? Who wants to play the victim and who wants to play the executioner, and can we always agree on the rules of the game?

With 5boys.com Brageteatret wants to have a look at the development of youth culture based in the linguistic and in regard to humanity and human worth."

SOURCES:

Brageteatret, brageteatret.no, 08.08.2014, http://www.brageteatret.no/5-boys-

Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 08.08.2014

Contributors (14)
Name Role
Simona Semenic – Author
Thomas Bye – Translation
Moqi Simon Trolin – Direction
Joseph Angyal – Music
Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen – Stage design
Bård Lie Thorbjørnsen – Costume
Magnus Dahle Larssen – Sound design
Thomas Evensen – Lighting design
Hanne Gjerstad Henrichsen – Actor
Line Heie Hallem – Actor
Julie Ibenfeldt Lindvik – Actor
Vibeke Oskal – Actor
Mimmi Tamba – Actor
Maria Zahl – Mask design
Performance dates
August 29, 2014 19.00 – Idunnsalen Union Scene, Brageteatret National premiere, Norway