- Nationaltheatret
Nationaltheatret ("The National Theater") is one of
Norway 's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.The theater had its first performance on
September 1 , 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theater, which was founded in 1829. There were three official opening performances, on subsequent days in September: First, selected pieces byLudvig Holberg , thenAn Enemy of the People byHenrik Ibsen , and on the third daySigurd Jorsalfar byBjørnstjerne Bjørnson .The theater was founded as a private institution and weathered several financial crises until 1929, when the Norwegian government started providing modest support. A number of famous Norwegians have served as artistic directors for the theater, but
Vilhelm Krag who took over in 1911, is credited as having brought the theater into its "golden age."The theatre is often considered the home for Ibsen's plays, and most of his works have been performed here. Notable is also the children's Christmas play, "The Journey to the Christmas Star" (Reisen til Julestjernen), written by the theatre's finance director Sverre Brandt and performed for the first time in 1924.
The theater manages four stages: the main stage (Hovedscenen), the amphitheater (Amfiscenen), and the Painting Parlor (Malingsalen) within the main structure, and the Torshov Theatre (Torshovteatret) in the
Torshov district of Oslo.The current artistic director is
Eirik Stubø .The main building is centrally located between the Royal Palace in Oslo and parliament's building. It was designed by
architect Henrik Bull .Directors of the Theatre
* 1899–1907
Bjørn Bjørnson
* 1908–1911Vilhelm Krag
* 1911–1923Halfdan Christensen
* 1923–1927Bjørn Bjørnson
* 1928–1930Einar Skavlan
* 1930–1933Halfdan Christensen
* 1933–1934Anton Rønneberg (konst.)
* 1934–1935Johe. Wiers-Jensen
* 1935–1941Axel Otto Normann
* 1941–1945Gustav Berg-Jæger
* 1945–1946Axel Otto Normann
* 1946–1960Knut Hergel
* 1960–1961Carl Fredrik Engelstad
* 1962–1967Erik Kristen-Johanssen
* 1967–1978Arild Brinchmann
* 1978–1986Toralv Maurstad
* 1986–1988Kjetil Bang-Hansen
* 1988–1990Ellen Horn ,Ole-Jørgen Nilsen ogSverre Rødahl
* 1990–1992Stein Winge
* 1992–2000Ellen Horn
* 2000–Eirik Stubø External links
* [http://www.nationaltheatret.no Home page of the Norwegian National Theatre]
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