Happy End
Happy End was a theatre production staged by Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) in 1979, based on the musical by Bertolt Brecht (lyrics), Kurt Weill (music) and Elisabeth Hauptmann (book), the latter under the pseudonym Dorothy Lane.
Information
(Objekt ID 23358)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | Navember 15, 1979 |
| Produced by | Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) |
| Based on | Happy End by Bertolt Brecht, Elisabeth Hauptmann, Dorothy Lane, Kurt Weill |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Musical theatre |
| Running period | Navember 15, 1979 |
Contributors (40)
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Elisabeth Hauptmann | – Playwright (Dorothy Lanes egentlige navn) |
| Bertolt Brecht | – Text (Sangtekster) |
| Ellen Andreassen Jensen | – Translation |
| Finn Ludt | – Translation (Oversettelse av sangene) |
| Terje Mærli | – Direction |
| Roy Hellvin | – Musical direction (Piano) |
| Kurt Weill | – Music |
| Per Horn | – Stage design |
| Grethe Wang | – Costume design |
| Vidar Elton | – Light |
| David Siebert | – Light |
| Anders Hatlo | – Actor (Bill Cracker ("Bibel Bill")) |
| Oddbjørn Hesjevoll | – Actor (Dr. Nakamura ("Guvernøren")) |
| Willie Hoel | – Actor (En gast) |
| Sverre Holm | – Actor (En gast) |
| Ellen Horn | – Actor (Lilian Holiday ("Halleluja-Lilian")) |
| Trond Lie | – Actor (Johnny Flint ("Baby")) |
| Erik Lie | – Actor (Bob Merker ("Professoren")) |
| Arne Lie | – Actor (Sam Hammond ("Mammie")) |
| Peter Lindbæk | – Actor (Jimmy Dexter ("Pastoren")) |
| Ole-Jørgen Nilsen | – Actor (Hanibal, løytnant i Frelsesarmeen) |
| Sissel Sellæg | – Actor (Damen i grått ("Fluen")) |
| Marit Syversen | – Actor (Jane, Frelsesarmesoldat) |
| Inger Teien | – Actor (Frederica Schneider, major) |
| Kari-Laila Thorsen | – Actor (Miriam) |
| Ulf Wengård | – Actor (Politifullmektig 0´Hara) |
| Gard Øyen | – Actor (En politimann) |
| Finn Eriksen | – Musician (Trompet) |
| Svein-Erik Gaardvik | – Musician (Trommer) |
| Karl Johan Kalle Helgesen | – Musician (Gitar og banjo) |
| Bjørn Jacobsen | – Musician (Bass) |
| Jan Thoresen | – Musician (Tenorsax og klarinett) |
| Per Hansen | – Makeup |
| Pearly Grindvold | – Props |
| Marianne Løkholm Lewin | – Props |
| Marit Grindvold | – Stage manager |
| Jon Erik Jensen | – Stage Manager |
| Jostein Sund | – Stage Manager |
| Esther Reiss | – Director’s assistant |
| Turid Slettebak | – Director’s assistant |
Performance dates
| Navember 15, 1979 – Oslo Nye Centralteatret | National premiere, Norway |