Press Reviews “Build Me A Mountain”
Distressingly excellent theatre-ritual published in Huvudstadsbladet(Helsinki) by Linnea Stara 19.11.2011,
Press Reviews “The Eternal Smile”
A metaphysical comedy(En metafysisk komedie), published in Klassekampen 20.11.10 by IdaLou Larsen:
“The two levels of acting provide the performance with a fascinating duplicity, culminating in a fantastic visualisation of the unexpectedly metaphysical end of Lagerkvist’s story, in which the dead who paradoxically are relatively happy with existence prior to and after death, rebel against the meaninglessness of life. (…) English translation here.
Here is nobody, and least of all God(Her finnes ingen, og minst av alt Gud), published in scenekunst.no by Anna Helene Valberg 19.11.2010:
“Verk keeps the underlying unease in the text by Lagerkvist, but also promotes its humour. The artists break up the massive on our behalf and feed us with small bits of odd stories. With intense narrative voices and lifted eyebrows they show us how impossible the question posed by Lagerkvist is. The simple form suits the text and hopefully opens some new eyes to this recognised, but only to a little degree read, Nobel Literature Prize winner.” English translation here.
Dead souls in the rarity cabinet(Døde sjeler i titteskapet), published in Aftenposten by Therese Bjørneboe 19.10.2010:
“For the first time The Eternal Smile is adapted for theatre. And that may have been the biggest surprise of the evening. During the performance associations lead to Strindberg, Dylan Thomas, Beckett and Fosse. In the staging by Verk it still is most natural to think about the most theatrical, high temperature side of Pirandello’s theatre. Which, of course, is due to the striking parallel between the dead souls of Lagerkvist and the six characters of Pirandello’s who are searching for a writer. Verk Produksjoner AKA Verk Productions has perfected its own style, but all the theatre references give a sense of repetition. Yet the same it is an extraordinary charming performance.” English translation here.
You, me, and the death(Du jeg og døden), published in Shakespeare Tidskrift. 1/ 2011.
Entertaining deathdance(Underholdende dødsdans), published in Adresseavisen (30.09.2011)