- Grenland Friteater
Grenland Friteater is one of the oldest independent theatres in Norway, based in the small industrial town
Porsgrunn . Every year in June, Grenland Friteater organises thePorsgrunn International Theatre Festival .tartup and members
Grenland Friteater was founded in
1976 byTrond Hannemyr ,Lars Steinar Sørbø ,Lars Vik andTor Arne Ursin . Lars Steinar Sørbø was the first Norwegian actor from an independent theatre to become part of a national theatre, "Den Nationale Scene" inBergen . Trond Hannemyr, Lars Vik and Tor Arne Ursin are still a part of Grenland Friteater.In the early 80s, the theatre was reinforced by actors
Geddy Aniksdal andAnne Erichsen , and producerHans Petter Eliassen . From the early 90s, Grenland Friteater has also cooperated with a lot of young talents. Today there are 9 core members, and several freelancers working on the different projects.Evolution
In the last few years, the theatre has done some bigger projects, many of them outdoors. Some of these are "Smuglere", "Harde Tak" and "Peer Gynt" (Peer Gynt was done in cooperation with
Teater Ibsen ). The theatre has also done productions for children - one is "En rosenkål for mye" byGro Dahle .In the early 90s, the theatre started to arrange the theatre festival "en Sommernattsdrøm", which was later renamed
Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival . Having toured a lot, the theatre invited the best performers they knew to Porsgrunn. The festival contains New Circus, comedies and outdoor plays in world class, and it has become part of the city's identity.External links
* [http://www.grenlandfriteater.com/front.asp?Page=1&Lang=2 Grenland Friteater]
* [http://www.pit.no/front.asp?Page=0&Lang=2 Porsgrunn International Theatre Festival]
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