The musical Ingvar – it's typically Norwegian to be good

On Thursday, September 10, IKEA came to Østfold in two formats. One as a physical store, and the other as a musical. Unfortunately, I made the trip to the wrong IKEA.

Arne Treholt, what a charming... traitor?

On May 17th I waved the flag from the moment I got up until I went to bed. I rowed for Norway-Brazil and had mild national mourning when we lost to England. Today I cheered for Arne Treholt, a traitor. How the hell?
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A big sigh 

In an attempt to dig up the painful and the awkward in Alf Pøysen's lesser-known stump songs and songs, there is little room for the humor and the oblique view that makes Prøysen so unique.
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Thought-provoking

Mura gave me an impression of war and what it was like in the past. I thought it would be boring, but it wasn't.
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The world's best circus, failing theater

What can I, a young man at the beginning of my adult life, get out of Pippi at the circus? Asks Aksel August Ruud Raustøl.
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Håkon Banken's public diary

Thank You for Life is a piece, a life, and a hero that I got to know in about two hours. A piece that was as moving as it was confusing. Thank You for Life!
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From social criticism to melodrama

Oslo Nye Teater's version of “The Young One” is exciting, funny and moving. But after the play, you are left with the feeling that the message disappeared behind the scenes.
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The Dancing Mormons Reflect the American Dream

Fiona Åtland (19) has seen The Book of Mormon in both London and Oslo, and writes that the Folketeatret delivers a stylish and tight version.
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A moving performance about mental health and loneliness

Musical theatre that made us think for ourselves, Vesa and Emma write about I want to go home to the people they have seen at Marked for Music.
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Emma and Vesa (14 years old)

Music acts as a lifeline in newly written Hellbillies musical

"The Finest I Know" is a warm theater performance about belonging to a family, whether you want to or not. The play aims broadly, but it's the music that ends up hitting the mark.
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