Lars Øyno (born 1 August 1955) is a

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and playwright who lives and works in

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. He was educated at the National Academy of Theater 1981-1984. He worked as an actor at the

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1984-1992. Øyno has portrayed his countryman

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in the eponymous Norwegia
mini-series
He also participated in movies such as ''

Bat Wings ''Bat Wings'' ( no, Flaggermusvinger) is a 1992 Norwegian drama film directed by Emil Stang Lund. It was entered into the 18th Moscow International Film Festival where it won the Diploma for Direction. Cast * Lars Øyno as Torstein elen i vi ...

''and''

O' Horten ''O' Horten'' is a 2007 Norwegian language film directed by Bent Hamer. The film's title character Odd Horten is a habit-bound train driver, who is about to retire. On the day of his retirement he ends up in an unexpected situation, and is forced t ...

. '' From 1992 Øyno has managed the underground theatre Grusomhetens Teater (= Theatre of Cruelty), now situated at Hausmania in

. His theatrical ideology is inspired by the visions of

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. Performances he has created and directed at Grusomhetens Teater include: * ''Revolutionary Messages (2013)'' * ''Amazonas (2011)'' * ''What a Glorious Day! An hommage to Bendik Riis (2011)'' * ''Last Song (2009)'' * ''Mountain Bird (2009)'' * ''Theatre and Science (2007)'' * ''The Ugly Duckling (2006)'' * ''The Spurt of Blood (2005)'' * ''The Gospel according to Thomas (2004)'' * ''The Dollhouse (2003)'' * ''

Peer Gynt ''Peer Gynt'' (, ) is a five- act play in verse by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen published in 1876. Written in Norwegian, it is one of the most widely performed Norwegian plays. Ibsen believed ''Per Gynt'', the Norwegian fairy tale on wh ...

(2002)'' * ''Alaska (2001)'' * ''Poetries (2000)'' * ''Black Sun (1999)'' * ''The Philosopher's Stone (1997)'' * ''Woyzeck (1996)'' * ''Storyteller (1995)'' * ''The Road to Heaven (1995)'' * ''The World of Jotner (1994'') * ''To Have Dealt With the Judgement of God (1993)'' * ''Peace (1992)'' * ''Elagabal (''

'', 1989)''

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Grusomhetens Teater

The Theatre of Cruelty in Oslo
Living people 1955 births Date of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Norwegian theatre directors Norwegian theatre managers and producers Norwegian male stage actors Norwegian male television actors Norwegian male film actors {{Norway-actor-stub