The Name (play)

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The Name (Nynorsk : Namnet) is a 1995 play by the Norwegian writer Jon Fosse. It tells the story of a young couple, expecting a child, who move in with the woman's parents, with failures in communication as a consequence. The play premiered on 27 May 1995, directed by Kai Johnsen for Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, during the Bergen International Festival. [1] A production by the German theatre company Schaubühne and the director Thomas Ostermeier was performed at the 2000 Salzburg Festival. [2]

The play was awarded the Norwegian Ibsen Award. [3] Together with Claude Régy's 1999 Nanterre production of Someone Is Going to Come , Ostermeier's production of The Name became Fosse's definitive international breakthrough. [2]

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References

  1. "The Name". Sceneweb (in Norwegian). Danse- og teatersentrum. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  2. 1 2 "Jon Fosse". Det Norske Samlaget . Retrieved 2016-01-23.
  3. "Jon Fosse". Ibsen Awards (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-19.