Ketil Egge (11 March 1950 – 26 March 1997) is a Norwegian actor and
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
.
Egge was born in
Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...
as a son of composer
Klaus Egge
Klaus Egge (July 19, 1906 – March 7, 1979) was a Norwegian composer and music critic.
Background
Egge was born in Gransherad, Telemark, Norway. He was the son Rasmus Klausen Egge (1874-1962) and Rakel Abrahamsdatter Iversen (1877-1986). He gr ...
. He made his stage debut at
Trøndelag Teater
Trøndelag Teater is a large theater in the city of Trondheim, in Trøndelag county, Norway.
Trøndelag Teater stages large-scale dance and musical performances.
History
Originally built in 1816, the theater is the oldest stage in Scandinavia ...
in 1971, and was then hired at
Teatret Vårt
Teatret Vårt is a regional theatre for Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It was established in 1972 and is based in Molde. The theatre cooperates with the annual Molde International Jazz Festival. Carl Morten Amundsen
Carl Morten Amundsen (born ...
in 1973 and
Rogaland Teater
Rogaland Teater is a theatre in Stavanger, Norway.
Background
The theatre building was built in 1883 on a parcel of '' Kannik prestegård''. It was designed by architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff, and initially held close to 500 seats. The bui ...
in 1975. He was the director of Rogaland Teater from 1991 to 1994 and
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene ( en, National Theater) is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.
History
Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has root ...
from 1995 to 1996.
References
1950 births
1997 deaths
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian theatre directors
Male actors from Oslo
20th-century Norwegian male actors
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