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The National Theatre of Norway

Norway

 

Little Eyolf

 

Directed by: Sofia Jupither

By: Henrik Ibsen

 

Set design: Erlend Birkeland

Costume design: Ellen Dæhli Ystehede

Lighting design: Magnus Mikaelsen

Hair and make-up design: Ruth Haraldsdottir Norvik

Dramaturg: Mari Vatne Kjeldstadli

Producer: Runi Sveen

Cast: Pia Tjelta, Kåre Conradi, Ine Jansen, John Emil Jørgensrud, Andrine Sæther, Petter Blom-Hellum.

 

Performance presented in Norwegian, with translation into Romanian and English.

Performance not recommended to audiences under the age of 12.

Duration: 1h 30min

Original title: Little Eyolf 

 

When does the dream of the perfect family become a nightmare for the children?

We all seem to be concerned with how we relate to our children, but have we forgotten what it really means? Does the facade matter too much? Do we neglect the importance of just being there?

 

These are the questions director Sofia Jupither poses in “Little Eyolf”. She has dreamed of staging it for years - and now that this dream has come true, she once again demonstrates her insight into the world of children.

Eyolf is a child who is not seen. As a baby, he fell from the changing table because his parents, Rita and Alfred, were more concerned with each other than with his safety. In most productions, the emotional warfare between Rita and Alfred is the focus of the play. In Jupither’s version, though, Eyolf is the protagonist. Little Eyolf drowns, and Rita and Alfred - played by Pia Tjelta and Kare Conradi - do not see what they had until they lost it.

Of all Ibsen’s plays, “Little Eyolf” is the one least influenced by the surrounding community. There are no telegrams in locked mailboxes and there is no syphilis; there is only a reference to a steamer. The story is easy to adapt to our own time. The story of the vulnerable child speaks just as strongly to us today. Ibsen’s people belong to our time.