Romeo and Juliet, Det Norske Teatret
/Romeo and Juliet
Det Norske Teatret (The Norwegian Theatre), Oslo, Norway
Performed in Norwegian
Translation: Edvard Hoem
Director: Maren E. Bjørseth
Scenography and costume design: Olav Myrtvedt
Lighting design: Torkel Skjærven
Sound design: Knut Nikolai Bergstrøm
Dramaturge: Mari Moen
Opening night: March 5, 2016
The world's most famous and tragic love story.
Love survives. Even through death.
Romeo and Juliet are teens, full of feelings. They still don´t know who they are as individuals, but feel they are different from everyone else. Their families have been at war as long as anyone can remember, though no one can quite remember why. Amidst the violence and bloodshed, the young couple falls in love.
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Articles about the performance:
http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/dybdeartiklar/romeo-og-julie-passar-ikkje-inn/
http://www.detnorsketeatret.no/dybdeartiklar/desperat-forelska/
Press reviews of the performance:
http://www.dagbladet.no/2016/03/05/kultur/pluss/sceneanmeldelser/sceneanmeldelse/scene/43401689/#_ga=1.146019252.1271744685.1399841472
http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/ikke-bare-kjerlighet-og-dod-1.699640
http://www.vl.no/kultur/anmeldelse/frisk-fjortisforelskelse-1.698247
http://www.aftenposten.no/oslopuls/kunst_og_scene/Voldelig-og-lyrisk-om-ung-kjarlighet-8384275.html
More in the press:
http://twohandsclapping.no/2016/03/04/nyforelsket-i-shakespeare/
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/distriktsnyheter-oestlandssendingen/DKOA99030316/03-03-2016#t=10m41s
http://www.dagbladet.no/2016/03/06/kultur/det_norske_teatret/teater/romeo_og_julie/43332615/
http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/ungdomsforelskelsen-pa-alvor-1.697771
Photos for Det Norske Teatret by Gisle Bjørneby
Poster Image by Fredrik Arff