Le théâtre en Europe aujourd'hui - European Theatre Convention

ADDRESS/ADRESSE
Trondheimsvn. 107
0565 Oslo
T: + 47 99026683
E: mtv@chello.no
WORKS/ŒUVRES
The Lady at the Counter; More;
Take Me by the Wings; The Test;
The Crocodile
PREMIERE/CRÉATION
Det Norske Teatret, Oslo
07.04.05
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DIRECTOR/METTEUR EN SCÈNE
Kjersti Haugen
ADDRESS/ADRESSE
Magnus blindesv. 5
7052 Trondheim
T: + 47 41800842
E: kjerstihahaha@hotmail.com
PUBLISHER/EDITEUR
Nordiska Strakosch Theatre Agents
and Publishers
Gothersgade 11
1123 Copenhagen
AWARDS/PRIX
1st prize: Scandinavian drama
competition, on the occasion of
Norway’s 100th anniversary of
independence/Concours d’œuvres
dramatiques scandinaves à l’occasion
du centenaire de l’indépendance de
la Norvège
CHARACTERS/PERSONNAGES
2 male/hommes
3 female/femmes
+ group/groupe
Maria Tryti Vennerød 1978
frank
Frank is a young man who is content with his daily routine. His
girlfriend and mother encourage him to make changes in his life,
but Frank disagrees. A strange woman appears. She tells Frank
that he is imprisoned, and that his girlfriend is his prison guard.
When a friend from his past turns up, Frank sees him also as a
prison guard. Frank becomes increasingly anxious. His girlfriend
leaves him. Frank starts a lonely battle to escape from his prison.
He attacks his friend and kills his mother. But when he finally finds
the key to his cell, he realises that the door had been open all along.
Now Frank is free, his life is one big party. The whole world adores
him. But the more he is loved, the more insecure and suspicious he
gets. His anger builds and he feels he can trust no one. At the peak
of his success, he is all alone. He yearns for his girlfriend. However,
when she returns, she no longer wants to be with him. Again, Frank
is alone and feels imprisoned. The jury of the Scandinavian drama
competition that awarded Frank the 1st prize, summed up the play
in these words: ”A young man is shut inside a prison cell full of
open doors. He craves a ‘life project’. He dreams of consistency and
coherence, but gets lost in his own dramatic little world. This is a
playful fable about the essence of freedom. The play has a steady
theatrical form, with clear references to expressionist, surrealist
and absurdist writing. However, the author also has a clear, personal
voice and the play deals with the search for meaning in an original
way.”
Frank est un jeune homme qui se satisfait d’une vie faite de routine
quotidienne. Son amie et sa mère l’encouragent à changer de vie,
mais Frank s’y refuse. Apparition d’une femme étrange. Elle dit
à Frank qu’il vit dans une prison, et que son amie est sa geôlière.
Arrive un vieux copain, qui se présente également sous l’allure d’un
geôlier. Frank est encore plus anxieux. Son amie le quitte. Frank
se lance dans un combat solitaire pour s’échapper de sa prison.
Dans sa lutte, il attaque son copain et tue sa mère. Quand il trouve
enfin la clé, c’est pour découvrir que la porte n’a jamais été fermée.
Frank est libre et sa vie est une fête. Le monde entier l’adore. Plus
on l’acclame, et plus il doute, rongé par le soupçon. La rage monte
en lui, car il croit ne pouvoir faire confiance à personne. Au faîte
de la gloire, il se retrouve seul. Il se souvient de son amie et a envie
de la retrouver. Quand elle revient, elle ne veut pourtant plus de lui.
Frank est seul et se sent prisonnier.
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