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Hamlet

Hamlet (2014) was a theatre production by Rogaland Theatre, based on the play by William Shakespeare. The production was performed at the theatre's main stage.

Kjersti Horn directed it.

Torbjørn Eriksen interpreted the title role.

Hamlet won two awards during The Hedda Award 2015: The production won the production of the year award and Torbjørn Eriksen won the award in the best leading actor category for the role of Hamlet. In addition, Kjersti Horn was nominated in the best direction category.

Information

(Objekt ID 41369)
Object type Production
Premiere August 30, 2014
Produced by Rogaland Theatre
Based on Hamlet AKA The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare
Audience Adults
Language Norwegian
Keywords Theatre, Tragedy
Running period August 30, 2014  —  October 11, 2014
Website Rogaland Teater
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The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to the production:

"The production of the year is innovative in a way we rarely experience in the theatre. Classic texts are usually made topical, modernised and developed to be adjusted for new generations. This year's award winner does the opposite, in going back to the original. Through staying faithful to the original text, it shows that it is still possible to make classic drama topical and to give it new life through, exactly, trusting the text and the writer, while the content through good direction and excellent acting is made clear and understandable.

The production of the year award goes to Hamlet."

The Hedda Jury gave the following reason for the award to Eriksen:

"A male leading role often has the power of definition in the production. That is in particularly large degree the case with this year's award winner, who with his intense presence gives particular credibility to the role. He addresses the audience directly, and with a combination of sincerity and anger, he gives surprising topicality to the content. Without compromising and with simplicity he conveys an expansive and complicated text, giving the words weight and clarity through reflection and hesitating pensiveness.

This year's best leading actor award goes to Torbjørn Eriksen."

At the webpage of Rogaland Theatre the following, among other things, is written about Hamlet (2014):

"Join in when Rogaland Theatre celebrates the dramatic heavyweight Shakespeare's 450 year anniversary. To this very day Shakespeare makes blood boil and hearts sing in theatre attenders all over the world and we hail him with Hamlet anno 2014 as directed by Kjersti Horn."

SOURCES:

Import from the Scenekunst.no list of openings 08.08.2014

Rogaland Theatre, rogaland-teater.no, 08.08.2014, http://www.rogaland-teater.no/program/hamlet-

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 20.05.2015, http://www.heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1306

The Hedda Award, heddaprisen.no, 21.06.2015, http://heddaprisen.no/pub/heddaprisen/main/?aid=1367

Performance dates
August 30, 2014 18:00 – Hovedscenen, Rogaland Teater, Rogaland Theatre Opening night