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FESTIVITIES
BERGEN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2016
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Svein Tindberg script Ivar Tindberg production Kjetil Bjerkestrand music Gjermund Andresen scenography , costume André Danielsen choreography Rolf Kristian Larsen Olav Haraldsson Svein Tindberg Tore Hund Anderz Eide Sigurd Nina Sele Jorid Brynjar Stautland Olav Tryggvason / priest
Produced by Bømlo Theatre in collaboration with Bergen International Festival .
Supported by Hordaland County Council . t
Satellite Outdoor
World premiere
BØMLO MOSTER AMFI
DATE / TIME Friday 27 May – Sunday 29 May at 18:00
DURATION 2:00
LANGUAGE Played in Norwegian
TICKET Standard : 420 Under 30 : 150
Festival Card : 30 % discount

​Mostraspelet In Such a Night

World premiere of a play about the king who shaped Norway , performed on the most beautiful outdoor stage in Northern Europe .
In Such a Night follows the life of young heir apparent Olaf Haraldsson , descendent of Harald Fairhair , through the journey that transformed him from the ruthless Viking and murderer to the Christian legend later known as Olaf the stout , Holy Olaf and Rex Perpetuus Norvegiae , ( Norway ’ s Eternal King ).
That he came to Moster and established Christian law here in 1024 is accredited as defining Norway as a constitutional state in the transition from Norse Mythology to a Christian religion and society .
The action takes place in Moster , England , and France , onboard ships , at Selja and in Cadiz . Svein Tindberg has expertly woven audacious humor into reflections on existential questions of faith , life and death . The questions broached relating to belief and human values are shown to be equally relevant today as then .
In Such a Night is performed in Moster Amfi , the unique amphitheatre , built initially for the premiere of the first Mostraspel from 1984 : The Christian Kings of Moster . The ensemble consists of theatrical professionals and 80 local amateur actors from Bømlo Theatre .
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