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The Summer Dad Turned Gay

The Summer Dad Turned Gay (2015) was a theatre production by The Arctic Theatre, the world premiere of Toril Solvang's adaption of Endre Lund Eriksen's novel. It was performed in the venue Scene Vest, The Arctic Theatre.

Petter Næss directed it.

The Summer Dad Turned Gay received The Hedda Award 2016 in the best production for children and youth category. In addition, Gjermund Andresen was nominated in the best stage design/costume design category for his stage design.

Information

(Objekt ID 54635)
Object type Production
Premiere April 28, 2015
Produced by The Arctic Theatre
Based on The Summer Dad Turned Gay by Endre Lund Eriksen
Audience Children, Youth, Adults (from 8)
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Performance for the Family
Running period April 28, 2015  
Duration 1 hour, 25 minutes
Website Hålogaland Teater
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The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to The Summer Dad Turned Gay:

"This year's best production for children and youth is at one and the same time a humorous, absurd, burlesque, sensible, warm and slightly embarrassing story about the difficult puberty. In addition, it is liberatingly disarming about themes that are still taboo, such as sexuality, divorce issues and homophobia. One rarely sees a production in which everything is told from the youth's perspective, direct, undisguised, playful and in an unusually rich language without seeming affected. This was real."

SOURCES:

The Arctic Theatre, ht.tr.no, 25.04.2016, http://www.ht.tr.no/index.php/theatre/showview?iShowID=519

The National Library of Norway, performance program digitised by The National Library of Norway, transferred to Sceneweb 21.10.2015

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 12.06.2016, http://heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1465

Performance dates
April 28, 2015Scene Vest, Hålogaland Teater, The Arctic Theatre Worldwide premiere