Theater

Forget the script: When kebab talk saved the theater

The performance makes me reflect on how clear and important the face is when talking to someone, what prejudice can do to a conversation, and how the fact that no one sees you affects what you share and what you don't.

Criticism Festival Editorial Team Theatre

Wilma, Synnøve and Oliver (15 years old)

Impressive storytelling

In the monologue performance "1969," Kate Pendry travels through present-day and childhood London, searching for answers and reconciliation. The audience is invited along, but must work to stay connected throughout.

Criticism Monologue Theatre

Anna Vestrheim (17 years old)

A visual journey through fantasy and reality

Although "The Never-Ending Story" is visually impressive and has several strong scenic moments, there are some weaknesses in the direction and dramaturgy that gave me the feeling that the play really became a "never-ending story", for better or worse, writes Elianne Kvammen.

Criticism Theatre

Elianne Kvammen (16 years old)

Who has time to get involved with this particular pair of friends?

Fiona Åtland has seen Teater Leikhus's performance You Mean All the Words and in this commentary she takes a look at audience development and theatre in Norway in general.

Criticism Commentary Theatre

Fiona Åtland (19 years old)

Sugar, satire with a serious undertone

“Sugar” uses humor, satire, and brutal honesty to expose how skewed representation can become when it is controlled by those outside the target audience. 

Criticism Theatre

Heidi Bjørge Gravalid (17 years old)

An interesting performance that raises more questions than answers

Blue Men is not a perfect performance, but it carries a sincerity that makes it rare, writes Rose Aguta (20).

Criticism Theatre

Rose Nkeiruka Aguta (20 years old)

A good taste of Shakespeare

I'm not a fan of "Romeo and Juliet", but I think it was magical in Tigerstad Theatre's version in Sofienberg Church, writes Gaia Isabel Prestø Nielsen (18).

Criticism Theatre

Gaia Prestø Nielsen (18 years old)

A comic tragedy 

Who would Macbeth have been if the events in the play had happened today? The reviewer recognizes a serial killer from the 1990s.

Criticism Theatre

Josefine R. Narverud (18 years old)

Like black ink tattooed into the Norwegian folk soul

What is it really like to live in Norway these days? Does it feel like a warm and good hug? Where has the Norwegian folk soul gone? FUCK IT - a sick Norwegian performance asks important and critical questions about Norway and its politics.

Criticism Dance Theatre

Josefine R. Narverud (18 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.

Criticism Musical Theatre Theatre

Anna Vestrheim (17 years old)