The Name (play)

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]

References

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