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Gauragangur frumsýndur föstudaginn 19. mars

Posted by lensherra | Mar 17, 2010 | Fréttir |

Gauragangur eftir Ólaf Hauk Símonarson í leikstjórn Magnúsar Geirs Þórðarsonar verður frumsýnt á Stóra sviði Borgarleikhússins komandi föstudag 19. mars. Það er ekki auðvelt að vera snillingur, þeir sjá heiminn eins og hann er – gallaðan. Gauragangur er þroskasaga skemmtilegustu andhetju Íslandssögunnar. Rafmagnaður og rokkaður poppsöngleikur eftir Ólaf Hauk Símonarson með tónlist eftir Nýdönsk. Verkið fjallar um töffarann og erkitýpuna Orm Óðinsson, fjölskyldu hans og vini. Þetta er þroskasaga ungs manns sem er að takast á við fjölskylduna, ástina og skólann. Verkið er byggt á samnefndri bók Ólafs Hauks sem þegar er orðin sígild í íslenskum bókmenntum. Vandamálin sem...

Iceland 3 – Freyvangsleikhúsið: Vínland

Posted by lensherra | Mar 16, 2010 | Bandalagið |

Title of performance: Vínland (Vineland)Theatre Group: FreyvangsleikhúsiðCountry: Iceland 3Director: Ólafur Jens SigurðssonDate and time: Fri Aug 13 / 20.00-21.30 Vineland is a populous musical by Helgi Þórsson that takes place amongst the Nordic inhabitants of Greenland in the time of the Vikings and the voyage of Þorfinnur Karlsefni and company to the promised land of Vine in North-America. It is a story of love and fate, Christianity and Paganism, Vikings and Natives, joy and sorrows but in the end it is a story about what it means to be human and how that hasn’t changed through the ages by...

Finland – Louhi and the Golden Girl

Posted by lensherra | Mar 16, 2010 | Bandalagið |

Title of performance: Louhi and the Golden Girl (Louhi ja kultanainen)Theatre Group: Youth Theatre FloppiCountry: Finland Director: Tuire Hindikka Dramaturgy: Pirkko Kurikka, story is based on the Finnish National Epic, The KalevalaDate and time: Thu August 12. / 20.00-20.50 Far up in the dark North there rules a cruel, mighty woman called LOUHI. She has three young daughters, one of which is famous for her beauty. The beautiful girl – called TALVIKKI – finds on the seashore the powerful shaman VÄINÄMÖINEN, who has been floating in the sea for a long time. The girl starts to play with the...

Romania – Irish Poem for Violin and Soul

Posted by lensherra | Mar 16, 2010 | Bandalagið |

Title of performance: Irish Poem for Violin and SoulTheatre Group: Ludic Student TheatreCountry: RomaniaDirector: Aurel Luca Playwright: John Kendrick Date and time: Wednesday August 11. / 17.00-18.00 Two guards are throwing out Martin from a bar obsessively repeating “The Salvation Army is singing again”. These words trigger the drama in man’s memory because there he met Catherine, the love of his life. Actually, the plot of the play presents Martin’s souvenir on the last night with his love, Catherine, before her death. This souvenir presents two strong personalities. Martin is an Irish absolutely in love with Catherine and is...

Norway – Te-Nord

Posted by lensherra | Mar 16, 2010 | Bandalagið |

Title of performance: ShabbanaTheatre Group: Te-NordCountry: NorwayDirector: Mara AcantalicioPlaywright: Sonia Mona DinDate and time: Wedensday August 11. / 14.00-14.50 Synopsis: Shabbana is a young girl who wants to get an education. Her mother supports her but her father dreams of her marrying. Cousin Rehan comes for a visit from Pakistan. Is he the chosen one? Shabbana’s father is happy to have one more member of the family in Norway. But what are Shabbana’s wishes? The play is set in one of Oslo’s suburbs and is accentuated by song and dance scenes in typical Te-nord...