''The Name'' () is a 1995 play by the Norwegian writer
Jon Fosse. It tells the story of a young couple, expecting a child, who move in with the woman's parents, with failures in communication as a consequence. The play premiered on 27 May 1995, directed by Kai Johnsen for
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 ...
in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...
, during the
Bergen International Festival
Bergen International Festival ( no, Festspillene i Bergen) is an annual international music and cultural festival in Bergen, Norway.
Biography
The Bergen International festival is the largest festival in the Nordic countries in its genre and ha ...
. A production by the German theatre company
Schaubühne
The Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz (Theatre on Lehniner Square) is a famous theatre in the Wilmersdorf district of Berlin, located on the Kurfürstendamm boulevard. It is a conversion of the ''Universum'' cinema, built according to plans designe ...
and the director
Thomas Ostermeier
Thomas Ostermeier (born 3 September 1968, Soltau, West Germany) is a German theatre director. He currently mainly works for the Schaubühne.
Biography
Ostermeier began his theatrical career in 1990 acting under director Einar Schleef, one of hi ...
was performed at the 2000
Salzburg Festival
The Salzburg Festival (german: Salzburger Festspiele) is a prominent festival of music and drama established in 1920. It is held each summer (for five weeks starting in late July) in the Austrian town of Salzburg, the birthplace of Wolfgang Ama ...
.
The play was awarded the
Norwegian Ibsen Award.
Together with Claude Régy's 1999
Nanterre
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The eastern part of Nanterre, bordering t ...
production of ''
Someone Is Going to Come'', Ostermeier's production of ''The Name'' became Fosse's definitive international breakthrough.
References
External links
Publicity pageat the Norwegian publisher's website
Publicity pageat the British publisher's website
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1995 plays
Norwegian plays
Norwegian-language mass media
Plays by Jon Fosse