A Promemoria

By Terje J Tveit

Orig. Et promemoria

Directed and Designed by Terje J Tveit

Musical Director: Malcolm Bruno

Lighting Design: Kjetil Viker

Producer: Elin Feen

Produced by Larvikk Barokk Festival

Co-produced by Arts Theatre Bølgen and Ibsen Stage Company

Image courtesy of Svein Eriksen

Produced with the generous support of

Festiviteten Teater

Larvik, Norway

23 - 24 September, 2021

Head shot of a young man with a Victorian moustache wearing a straw and striped swimming costume.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

Cast

ISC
Birk FersumPercussion, Ensemble
Jon Olav S. GulbrandsenActor
Nora Dahl NilsenCello, Ensemble
Bjørg Sofie Eline SætreActor
Thomas SævikTrumpet, Ensemble
Phelan Nyvoll WalkerViolin, Ensemble

A mini-odyssey

A Promemoria is a mini-odyssey that takes us from the Danish king Frederik III's illegitimate son Count Gyldenløve's arrival on the southern coast of Norway right up to the present day.

The production brings to life aristocrats, mayors, petty villains, factory workers, inventors and suffragettes in a fast-paced performance that presents Larvik's 350-year-long history in sixty minutes - all based on original source material.

Written in verse and performed by two actors, four musicians and a handful of props, A Promemoria celebrates Larvik's anniversary and the grand reopening of its historical and beloved Festiviteten Teater.

A lady wearing an elegant hat holding a white feather with her back to a round mirror.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A head shot of a stern lady with glasses and a black bonnet. Her appearance and facial expression imply the suffragette movement

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A young woman and a young man are looking through a small golden and elaborate period picture frame.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

“En times forestilling som fikk oss til å le, gråte, erindre og undre oss over Larviks historie gjennom 350 år. Vi ble minnet om hva vi har lagt bak oss og hva vi burde ta med videre.”

A young girl is looking out from under her wedding veil.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A head shot of a young woman with a blue beret looking ahead. her facial expression is seriuous and contemplative.

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A young woman holding a lantern and a young man sitting on the edge of the stage. Both are wearing night caps.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A young woman wearing a brown headscarf. Her appearance and facial expression imply a working class character.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A Victorian lady wearing a hat and an umbrella and a gentleman with a moustache wearing a straw hat and a striped swimming costume holding a ball are posing for the camera. The lady looks at the gentleman. Her facial expression is annoyed.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A lady with a small cream-coloured Victorian hat and scarf is about to put up her umbrella.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A young man wearing driving googles and a sixpence is holding onto a steering wheel pretending to go at fast speed.

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A young man is holding a a bottle.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A young girl is contemplating the content of a letter.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

An aristocrat wearing a white baroque wig and his maid wearing a simple cap and holding a book interact.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

A young woman is facing us holding a pice of paper. Her facial expression is serious and contemplative. Next to her, in profile, a young man holding a bottle.

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A Promemoria, Festiviteten Teater

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