Jo Strømgren Kompani

Prior to a production
with the Norwegian
National Theatre, Jo
Strømgren was curious
about the writing
process. While inside
a major theatre, he
thought it would be
good to use the
opportunity and get
some feedback from
a competent group of
dramaturges. After 3
days of impulsive
writing he passed on
some texts with a note
attached, asking
humbly for some
general feedback.
The issue was clear,
to find out whether
it could be an idea
to sometime in the
future, with a lot of
work an effort, to
actually write a play
himself. Quite a fragile
moment for a first time
writer this was.
There was no reply
until one of the actors
called to say that they
all had gotten the
script. The note had
of course fallen
off and the fatal
mistake was a fact.
After a period of
panic, the premiere
went way beyond
expected. The biggest
newspaper in Norway
gave the show 6 out
of 6 and houses
were full with extra
runs in following
seasons. But from
then on, Jo Strømgren
decided to never
again give something
away after 3 days of
writing. Now the
limit is at least 3
months.

Jo Strømgren is a member of Writers Guild of Norway. Most scripts and plays are written in Norwegian, English, or Swedish. Some titles are awaiting English translations. Download of texts will soon be available. All titles marked are full length productions unless stated otherwise.

Theatre plays in Norwegian or English language:
NORWEGIAN NATIONAL THEATRE THE BOOKSHOP
TORSHOVTEATRET 3:8 LIMBO
TORSHOVTEATRET/JSK THE PIANIST
TRØNDELAG TEATER THE LAST NIGHT
TRØNDELAG TEATER THE PSEUDONYM
TRØNDELAG TEATER THE ANIVERSARY
NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF THEATRE PLACEBO
NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF THEATRE OSMOSE
NORWEGIAN ACADEMY OF THEATRE THE STATUES ARE ALIVE
RIKSTEATRET AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 MIN
OSLO CITY THEATRE OSLO-LOSENS TIDSMASKIN
MALMÖ CITY THEATRE THE HYPNOTIC WALLPAPER
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI WELCOME TO THE FAROE ISLANDS
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI/ULRIKE QUADE THE WRITER
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE ORCHESTRA
PHILLY LIVE ARTS/JSK THE EUROPEAN LESSON

Single voiceover text:
GÖTEBORGSOPERAN THE OUTSKIRTS (40 min)
STAATSTHEATER BRAUNSCHWEIG DIE INSULANER (40 min)
HÅLOGALAND TEATER/JSK THE BORDER
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI PING PONG

Theatre plays partly or fully in nonsensical language:
REYKJAVIK CITY THEATRE / JSK THE CONSULATE
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE DEPARTMENT
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE HOSPITAL
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE CONVENT
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE SOCIETY
JO STRØMGREN KOMPANI THE EXPERIMENT

Film scripts:
NORDISK FILM DESTINATION MOSCOW

Plays and scripts rejected or not produced:
GREETINGS FROM TRONDHJÆM (feature film script)
WONDERFUL DAYS (feature film script)
JUNK (puppet theatre play)
THE FOREIGNERS (feature film script)

DRAMA