THE WRITER
ON TOUR
Where does art end and politics start? And who draws the fine line? A Nobel Prize winner finds himself in the white-out isolation of psychiatric scrutiny, accused of national treason. Where did he slip? After 60 years of hatred, shame and distrust, there has still been no reconciliation.
Co-production with ULRIKE QUADE PRODUCTIONS and NORDLAND VISUAL THEATRE. More…
The performance let’s the writer talk to someone again, to a three generations later someone, who perhaps has a different view upon the ever so latent minefield called freedom of thought and speech. A conversation that still avoids all the answers, simply because there may not be any. But nonetheless, intimate conversations may still provide us with associative material to why and how someone chooses to join fascistic ideologies.
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A jaw-droppingly impressive production, an explosive performance, a heartrending story of love, misguided patriotism and betrayal: ‘The Writer’ is an excellent example of the immense possibilities of contemporary puppet-theatre. (5 stars)
Captivating – from beginning to end.
By far one of the most inspiring pieces of theatre of the year.
Language: English/Dutch/German (optional)
Touring: Norway, Serbia, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Slovenia, Macedonia, France, Germany, England
Premiere: Stamsund International Theatre Festival, Norway, June 5th, 2009
Awards: The Audience Award at Belgrade International Theatre Festival, BITEF 2009
The Best Show Award, The Little Prince, at the 2010 Lutke International Puppet Theatre Festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia
| Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|
| 24/11 2010 | Theater a/h Vrijthof, Maastricht, Netherlands | Tickets |
| 25/11 2010 | Theater De Groene Engel, Oss, Netherlands | Tickets |
| 26/11 2010 | Theater ´t Speelhuis, Helmond, Netherlands | Tickets |
| 27/11 2010 | Witte Theater, Ijmunden, Netherlands | Tickets |
| 14/12 2010 | Theatre des Ursulines, Chateau Gontier, France | |
| 19/02 2011 | Theatre du Bourg-en-Bresse, Bourg-en-Bresse; France | Tickets |
| 14/05 2011 | Biennale Internationale des Arts de la Marionette, Paris, France | Tickets |
| 15/05 2011 | Biennale Internationale des Arts de la Marionette, Paris, France | Tickets |
| 21/05 2011 | Tafelhalle, Nurnberg, Germany | Tickets |
| 02/09 2011 | Tobacco Factory, Bristol, UK | Tickets |
Length: 65 minutes without interval.
Script: Ulrike Quade, Jo Strømgren
Direction, set design: Jo Strømgren
Puppetdesign, performer: Ulrike Quade
Music: Edvard Grieg, Bergmund Waal Skaslien, Murcof, a.o.
Assistant to Ulrike Quade: Maria Landgraf
Costume design: Atti Kingma
Lighting design: Stephen Rolfe
Sound design: Lars Årdal
Additional puppeteer: Gunn Hernes
Producers: Jo Strømgren Kompani, Ulrike Quade Productions, and Nordland Visual Theatre
Collaboration: Riksteateret, Oslo Nye Teater
Supported by: Art Council Norway, Bergen City Council, Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Oslo City Council and Nordland Visual Theatre.
Download: Lighting Plan
