| Title (4) | File type | Publiseringsdato | Download |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program for The National Theatre's production Private Confessions (2016) | 2016 | Download | |
| Sesongmagasin for Nationaltheatret våren 2016 | January 2016 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram for Nationaltheatret vår 2016. | January 2016 | Download | |
| Sesongprogram for Riksteatret høsten 2016-våren 2017. | August 2016 | Download |
Private Confessions
Private Confessions (2016) is a theatre production by The National Theatre in collaboration with The Norwegian Touring Theatre, based on the novel by Ingmar Bergman. It will be performed at The National Theatre's main stage prior to touring Norway.
Liv Ullmann directs it and is also responsible for the adaption for the theatre. She wrote and directed a film version of the same novel in 1996.
Marte Engebrigtsen played the role of Anna.
The production was invited to the Bergman festival at The Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm in 2016.
Information
(Objekt ID 48918)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | January 9, 2016 |
| Produced by | The National Theatre, The Norwegian Touring Theatre (Riksteatret) |
| Based on | Private Confessions by Ingmar Bergman |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | January 9, 2016 |
| Duration | 2 hours, 20 minutes, including an interval |
| Website | Nationaltheatret |
"It is about Anna, a woman from the first part of the last century, who has to pay the price for honesty in more ways than one. This is a story Bergman meant that only Liv Ullmann was able to tell - a story about love, fidelity, freedom and the courage to live."
SOURCES:
The National Library of Norway, performance program transferred to Sceneweb 31.05.2018
The National Theatre, www.nationaltheatret.no, 11.06.2015, http://www.nationaltheatret.no/Fortrolige+samtaler.b7C_wRDI2b.ips
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Ingmar Bergman | – Playwright |
| Liv Ullmann | – Dramatised by |
| Tom Remlov | – Translation |
| Liv Ullmann | – Direction |
| Milja Salovaara | – Stage design |
| Ingrid Nylander | – Costume design |
| Nils Wingerei | – Sound design |
| Nils Schlieper | – Lighting design |
| Marte Engebrigtsen | – Actor (Anna) |
| Anneke von der Lippe | – Actor (Märta) |
| Mattis Herman Nyquist | – Actor (Henrik) |
| Liv Bernhoft Osa | – Actor (Karin) |
| Hermann Sabado | – Actor (Tomas) |
| Kari Simonsen | – Actor (Fortelleren) |
| Bjørn Skagestad | – Actor (Jacob) |
| Morten Svartveit | – Actor (Tomas) |
| Helge Bjørnå | – Mask design (på turné) |
| Ruth Haraldsdottir | – Mask design |
| Flavio Kiforenco Pighin | – Props |
| Ole Lillo-Stenberg | – Stage manager |
| Stein Ekvang | – Stage Manager (Nationaltheatret) |
| John Grønvold | – Stage Manager (på turné) |
| John Grønvold | – Stage Manager (Oppsetningsleder på turné) |
| Mari Røsjø | – Sound master (Nationaltheatret) |
| Bernt Karsten Sannerud | – Sound master (Nationaltheatret) |
| Bernt Karsten Sannerud | – Sound master (på turné) |
| Ryan Bourne | – Lighting supervisor (Nationaltheatret) |
| Magnus Boyd | – Lighting supervisor (på turné) |
| Einar Bjørge | – Director’s assistant |
| Stine Berg Knudsen | – Costume production supervisor |
| Lise Roesen | – Prompter |
| Arne Lindberget | – Technician (på turné) |
| Ole Lillo-Stenberg | – Tour manager |
| Kirsti Holm-Glad | – Producer (Nationaltheatret) |
| Rebecca Mathisen | – Producer (Riksteatret) |
| Robert Andresen | – Dresser |
| Øystein Hygen Christensen | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig Nationaltheatret) |
| Mette Hægeland Blom | – Administration (Informasjonsansvarlig Riksteatret) |
| Tove Klausen | – Dresser |
| Jan Lier | – Administration (Markedsansvarlig Nationaltheatret) |
| January 12, 2018 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | New opening |
| December 7, 2017 – Kennedy Center of Performing Arts, The Kennedy Center for Performing Arts | visiting performance |
| September 2, 2016 – Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern / Dramaten, The Royal Dramatic Theatre | visiting performance |
| September 1, 2016 – Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern / Dramaten, The Royal Dramatic Theatre | visiting performance |
| February 17, 2016 – Storsalen, Bodø Kulturhus | Tour Premiere |
| January 9, 2016 – Hovedscenen, Nationaltheatret, The National Theatre | Worldwide premiere |
| 2016 – Scener ved Espoo City Theatre | Show |
| Bergman-festivalen | September 1, 2016 |
Lillian Bikset, Følsomme forståelser (literally: Sensitive sensibilities), Dagbladet January 9 2016:
"The people of Private Confessions thirst for understanding. That's exactly what Liv Ullmann shows them. (...) This is theatre laden with emotions, but it is also analytical. The people described are people who examine themselves, people who interpret while narrating. With that arguments, thoughts, ideas, conflicts, doubt and confidences are made clear, but the spectator can never be sure of what is objectively true, what is consciously (or unconsciously) a lie, and what is an unjustly angled, subjective version of the truth. (...) The result is rich in words, but also easily accessible. Most of it is stated, explained and discussed. It is nuanced, but rarely subtle."
"Private Confessions is a simple and clear-cut production. Structured in chapters and centred around its dialogue. No effects, no music lie beneath the conversations playing out. This is an effect that directs the audience's attention where Ullmann wants it: To the conversation between two, in which nothing is allowed to disturb and real life, for better and worse, gets to the surface. Tight, close and demanding acting gets the concentration it deserves. The narrator's voice is followed by music by Shostakovich, Schumann, Beethoven. Strictly, not necessary, perhaps except for the Schumann cut, with relevance to the content of the scene to come. (...) Marte Engebrigtsen as Anna stands with her back straight through the storm in her longing for a life in happiness and love. The women are the strong characters of the production, the men are who choose evasion whenever something becomes difficult. Private Confessions is concentrated and fine, with depth and many layers, but it needs to be performed until it reaches some kind of firmness."