Impressive about identity and culture

Hør her'a is a play based on a book about a family living in Norway, but with a non-Western background. The family has a younger brother who feels like a girl, something the family is not very familiar with and perhaps finds a little difficult to accept. 

The play is performed by four actors who play many different roles. They share several of the roles, and also play a small role as themselves outside the play, where they plan how, among other things, the scenography of the performance should be. This was unexpected, but I think it worked well, and the actors moved naturally between the roles.

The script was well written, with varied use of both humor and metaphors. The actors were also good at using body language in a way that made it funny. It's good that they've used a lot of humor, so the play isn't so hard to follow, as the plot is quite sad. I still think they got the message across in a good way. 

I really liked both the set design and the costumes. They weren't too complicated, but they used a lot of colors, and used the same sets in several ways, so there wasn't too little scenery. There was also a very cool use of light in the fight scene, when they used the light to create a shadow effect of the actors. I think this was an exciting way of enhancing the fight.

"This performance was very good, and I think they have achieved a nice balance between getting across an important and serious message, while at the same time using a lot of humor, so it doesn't become too heavy or boring to follow. The play is still quite dramatic, and you're left with a lot of emotions afterwards. I think this was a very nice experience, and I would like as many people as possible to have the opportunity to see this play.

All photos: Det norske teatret