Ashes to Ashes (2006)
Premiere : January 28, 2006, Northern Lights Festival, Tromsø
Guest game : February 10th, Winter Lights Festival, Nordland Theatre
National Theatre February 14th and 15th
Screenplay : Harold Pinter
Actors : Hege Aga Rogstad and Bernt Bjørn
Director : Kristin E. Bjørn
Design : Geir Tore Holm
Composition : Erik Stifjell
Lighting design : Nicolas Horne
Choreography : Marianne Nordnes
Video : Geir Tore Holm and Nicolas Horne
Makeup : Thea Kristensen
Drummers : Sigrun Dahle, Christine Hanssen, Christina Andreassen, Ann Kathrine Brox
Producer : Eirik Bræin Gikling
Rights: Nordiska Strakosch Teaterforlaget. Translated by the ensemble.
The performance is supported by the Norwegian Cultural Foundation, the Sound and Image Foundation, the Northern Norwegian Cultural Council and Tromsø Municipality.
Clothing provided by MAS Tromsø. Chairs provided by LKHjelle and Gautes interior.
STATEMENTS
“Elegance and low-keyness make for a hard-hitting Pinter.” -Erling Steenstrup, NRK
“Ferske Scenes’ production of Pinter’s drama hits the audience as an unpleasant reminder of behavior in private life, atrocities in history and the present, and (the lack of) engagement in the public sphere.” - Ruben Moi, Nordly
Read the reviews :
Review Ashes to ashes scenekunst.no
Review Ashes to ashes in Northern Lights
Review Ashes to Ashes NRK-Troms
By Harold Pinter
A simple text that asks complex questions. A reality where the distinction between lies and truth has been washed out.
Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005. This is one of his most recent and most controversial texts. It has not been performed in Norway until the National Theatre and Ferske Scener premiered simultaneously in 2006. Ashes to Ashes (1996) is a simple text from Pinter's hand that raises complex questions: Who is guilty? Who is responsible? Who is the victim? Who refuses to look the world in the eye?
Rebekka and Devlin live a life that Devlin experiences as happy, until one day Rebekka starts to tell what she is carrying.
Fresh Scenes' performance is an encounter with a reality where the distinction between lies and truth has been blurred. With newly written music and surprising images, a scenic reality is created where the sinister basis behind Devlin and Rebekka's happiness comes to light.
The script was developed in collaboration with Ferske Scener.
