Newsletter Archive 2009-
Our newsletters chart the company’s activities since its formation in March 2007.
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Imploding Fictions’ Newsletter
London/Oslo/Vienna, May 2010
Flap and Fear at Theater Drachengasse in Vienna!
Another two weeks left to see ‘Flap and Fear’ at Theater Drachengasse in Vienna!
The show is being performed as part of Drachengasse’s Angstmacher season, a series of short works by young theatre makers dealing with the theme of Fearmongers. The show received four and a half stars in the Wiener Zeitung and ‘Flap and Fear’ was singled out as ‘the most engaging piece of the evening’!
Read the full review under: http://www.wienerzeitung.at/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabID=3905&Alias=wzo&cob=491042
or for an English translation visit our blog: http://oystein.ulsberg.no/blogg
Flap and Fear in Oslo
If you miss ‘Flap and Fear’ in Vienna, there will be another chance to see an expanded version of the show in Oslo later this year. We are performing a rewritten version of ‘Flap and Fear’ as part of Oslo International Theatre’s program of contemporary, international plays. The performance takes place at Vardeteatret on the 21st October. The evening includes a post show talk with playwright Darren Lerigo.
For more information see http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Imploding Fictions recommends: The Norwegian Storytelling Festival
The Norwegian Storytelling Festival (Fortellerfestivalen) is just around the corner, this year with exciting international guests like Abbi Patrix from France, Pelle Olsson from Sweden and the critically acclaimed, high octane stand up comedian Sarah Benincasa from New York, alongside the very best Norwegian storytellers. The festival takes place at Dramatikkens Hus from 2nd to 6th June. Not to be missed!
For more information see: www.fortellerfestivalen.no
Seminar in Latvia and performance of ‘Scream’ in France
On the 5th June Oystein is travelling to Latvia to hold a seminar on Scandinavian cinema and theatre at a festival in Riga dedicated to Scandinavian culture. The same weekend the Croatian performance group Mavena is performing ‘Scream’, a play inspired by the events surrounding the theft of Munch’s famous painting by the same name in 2004, at the Eurotopiques festival in Lille. The play has been co-written by Boris Kadin and Øystein Ulsberg Brager. This spring sees new adventures for Imploding Fictions and all over Europe!
As always, you can read more about Imploding Fictions’ projects on our homepage and our blog:
http://www.implodingfictions.com
http://oystein.ulsberg.no/blogg
or check out Oslo International Theatre (OIT) on:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager
Artistic Directors – Imploding Fictions
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Imploding Fictions’ Newsletter
London, April 2010
Flap and Fear in Vienna (3rd – 22nd May)
Imploding Fictions has been commisioned by Theater in der Drachengasse in Vienna to produce a new performance based on the theme ‘scaremongers’, as part of Drachengasse’s Newcomer-scheme. The performance will be part of an evening entitled Angstmacher.
Flap and fear is a deft satire featuring two drunken London pigeons on a city trip to Vienna (!). We have comissioned Madrid based playwright Darren Lerigo to write the script, and we have got hold of two great performers for our two pigeons: Lauren McCullum and Rowena Hutson.
The show opens on Monday the 3rd May and runs for three weeks untill the 22nd May. You can find a detailed performance schedule, information on ticket bookings and further information on Theater Drachengasse’s homepage:
http://www.drachengasse.at/
In October we will do a guest performance of Flap and Fear as part of Oslo International Theatre’s program of contemporary international plays. We look forward to performing both in Austria and Norway!
Twittering Pigeons
Our two pigeons Lilly and Jesse will be twittering about their experiences throughout the Flap and fear project, both during our rehearsal time in London and our run at Theater Drachengasse. For tweets from the life of two London pigeon going on a city break to Vienna, and for updates about our theatrical endeavours in Austria, follow TheImploders on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/TheImploders
We will also be using this account to tweet about Imploding Fictions in the future, so sign up now and follow our implosive affairs!
The Fever by Wallace Shawn in Oslo
There was a full house at Oslo International Theatre’s rehearsed reading of Martin Crimp’s masterpiece Attempts on her Life in March. We are following on from this success doing another great play: The Fever, a ferocious monologue written by the controversial and celebrated American playwright Wallace Shawn.
Unfortunatelty due to other commitment the actor who was originally going to perform The Fever, Nicholas Hope, is now replaced by Torgny G. Aanderaa. We hope to collaborate with Nicholas Hope in the near future and wish him all the best of luck with his other projects, whilst welcoming Torgny G. Aanderaa on board for this exhilirating monologue performance. OITs audience will know Torgny G. Aanderaa from his excellent performances in Seven Jewish Children and Attempts on her Life, and we are excited to work with Torgny once again.
The play will be performed in English.
Til alle våre norske venner: Hjertelig velkommen til lesningen den 22. april! Husk å reservere billetter via oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com.
The reading will take place on the 22nd April, 7.00pm at Vardeteatret in Radhusgata 19 in Oslo. To book tickets email: oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com
Welcome!
OITs summer and autumn program:
August 26th: Sort Dyrs Sorg (Black Beast Sorrow) by Anja Hilling (DE)
September 23rd: Tittelen til dramaet om Ante er skrevet her (The title of the drama about Ante is written here) by Ivor Martinic (HR)
October 21st: Flap and Fear by Darren Lerigo (UK)
November 25th: Play not confirmed.
All performances start at 7pm. OIT is generously supported by Stiftelsen
Fritt Ord and Goethe Institut Oslo.
For more information or to reserve tickets email:
oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com
or have a look at:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Oslo International Theatre is a Norwegian-based project run by Imploding Fictions.
Government grant for Oystein U. Brager
Joint artistic director of Imploding Fictions, Oystein U. Brager, has received a work grant for younger/newly established artists under the Norwegian Goverment grants and guaranteed income scheme 2010.
“I feel grateful and honoured to have been awarded this grant. It will enable me to really focus on my work with Oslo International Theatre and Imploding Fictions in the year to come,” says Brager.
As always, you can read more about Imploding Fictions’ projects on our homepage and our blog:
http://www.implodingfictions.com
http://oystein.ulsberg.no/blogg
or check out Oslo International Theatre (OIT) on:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager
Artistic Directors – Imploding Fictions
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Imploding Fictions’ Newsletter
London and Oslo, January 2010
Happy new year to all of our friends! 2009 was a busy year for us with performances of Hamletmachine in Strasbourg and Montpellier, several performances in London both produced by us and in collaboration with others, various translation and directing jobs for other theatres and companies, Oystein’s short stories published by Inkermen Press, a radio theatre series completed with Bunbury Banter Theatre Company and last but not least: The big launch of our new project in Norway: Oslo International Theatre.
2010 is likely to be equally busy, and we hope you will keep following our endeavours with interest!
Flap and Fear in Vienna (3rd – 22nd May)
Imploding Fictions has been commisioned by Theater in der Drachengasse in Vienna to produce a new performance based on the theme ‘scaremongers’ as part of Drachengasse’s Newcomer-scheme. We are collaborating with Madrid based playwright Darren Lerigo to produce a play with the working title Flap and Fear. We open on the 3rd May and the performance will run for three weeks.
Oslo International Theatre will also do a reading of the play in October.
For more information on Theater in der Drachengasse have a look at:
http://www.drachengasse.at/
Attempts on Her Life and The Fever in Oslo
After our successful launch in November just gone, Oslo International Theatre is now ready for a year full of rehearsed readings of contemporary, international plays! The first two plays on our schedule is Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp and The
Fever by Wallace Shawn.
Attempts on Her Life has been translated by London based actress Katarina
Gellin with the Norwegian title Forsøk på Livet. Katarina will also perform in the reading alongside, amongst others, Christoffer Hag Maure. The Fever will be performed in the orginal language by the excellent Australian actor Nicholas Hope, renowned for his performance in the cult film Bad Boy Bubby. Not to be missed!
All our readings will take place at Vardeteatret, Raadhusgata 19 in Oslo.
Welcome!
Confirmed readings this year are:
March 11th: Forsøk på Livet (Attempts on Her Life) by Martin Crimp (UK)
April 22nd: The Fever by Wallace Shawn (US)
August 26th: Sort Dyrs Sorg (Black Beast Sorrow) by Anja Hilling (DE)
September 23rd: Tittelen til dramaet om Ante er skrevet her (The title of the drama about Ante is written here) by Ivor Martinic (HR)
October 21st: Flap and Fear by Darren Lerigo (UK)
All performances start at 7pm. OIT is generously supported by Stiftelsen
Fritt Ord and Goethe Institut Oslo.
For more information or to reserve tickets email:
oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com
or have a look at:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
The Winter’s Tale at Momentum in Moss, Norway
Oystein is assistant directing an english speaking production of The Winter’s Tale
in Moss, a small town south of Oslo. This site sensitive Shakespeare experiment directed by Birgitte Strid is performed in an old brewery turned gallery, and the production is influenced by Japanese culture and martial arts. Prepare for something quite out of the ordinary!
Performances on the 30th and 31st of January, and 2nd – 6th February.
For more information and tickets see:
http://www.ostfoldteater.no
Divided Skies at Soho Theatre and Sunflowerhouse at the Tristan Bates Theatre
A weekend of memories and views on the separated and unified Germany on the 30/31 January. A vibrant mix of theatre, literature, academic thought and, of course, Cabaret. On the 31st there will be a reading of Philip’s new translation Sunflowerhouse by aclaimed German writer Anne Rabe.
The play will then be staged at the Tristan Bates theatre near Covent Garden and play from the 22nd February to the 13th of March.
Booking opens Tuesday 9th January 2010.
Visit www.sohotheatre.com (under talks & events) or call (0044) 207 478 0100
As always, you can read more about Imploding Fictions’ projects on our homepage and our blog:
http://www.implodingfictions.com
http://oystein.ulsberg.no/blogg
or check out Oslo International Theatre (OIT) on:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager
Artistic Directors – Imploding Fictions
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Imploding Fictions’ Newsletter
Oslo, October 2009
INVITASJON and INVITATION!
We come straight from another two successful Hamletmachine performances at the lovely Théâtre la Vignette in Montpellier, to a completely new departure in Oslo: We are starting Oslo International Theatre (OIT), our first big project in Norway. Below you find an invitation (both in Norwegian and English) to our very first rehearsed reading. We hope to see you there!
INVITASJON
Oslo Internasjonale Teater inviterer til iscenesatt lesning av
Sju Jødiske Barn av Caryl Churchill og Sju Andre Barn av Richard Stirling
med påfølgende paneldebatt
Tid: 12. november klokken 19:00
Sted: Vardeteatret, Rådhusgata 19, Oslo
Pris: Fri entré, innsamling til inntekt for Medical Aid for Palestinians og One Voice Movement
Medvirkende: Terje Skonseng Naudeer, Thea Borring Lande, Sveinung Oppegaard, Torgny Aanderaa, Ingrid Askvik og Tor Itai Keilen
Regi: Øystein Ulsberg Brager
OIT presenterer Sju Jødiske Barn av Caryl Churchill og Sju Andre Barn av Richard Stirling med påfølgende paneldebatt, og stiller spørsmålet: Hvilken rolle kan dramatikken spille i forhold til konfliktsituasjoner verden over? Deltagere i panelet er blant annet Gunnar Germundson fra Dramatikerforbundet og litteraturviter Rana Issa. Dramaturg Njål Mjøs leder debatten. Det er fri entré, og OIT vil etter dramatikernes ønske samle inn penger som deles likt mellom Medical Aid for Palestine og One Voice Movement.
Det er begrenset med publikumskapasitet, så hvis du ønsker å sikre plass er det mulig å sende epost med navn og antall publikumere til: oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com
Vi vil etterhvert opprette en egen mailingliste for OIT som kun omhandler våre arrangementer i Norge. Om du ønsker å stå på denne er det hyggelig om du sender en email med «Påmelding OIT nyhetsbrev» i emnefeltet til: oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com
Mer info finnes på http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Vi håper du kan komme torsdag 12. november!
INVITATION
Oslo International Theatre invites you to a rehearsed reading of
Seven Jewish Children by Caryl Churchill and Seven Other Children by Richard Stirling with a following panel debate
When: 12th November at 7pm
Where: Vardeteatret, Rådhusgata 19, Oslo, Norway
Entry: Free, a collection is made for Medical Aid for Palestinians and One Voice Movement
Cast: Terje Skonseng Naudeer, Thea Borring Lande, Sveinung Oppegaard, Torgny Aanderaa, Ingrid Askvik and Tor Itai Keilen
Directed by: Oystein Ulsberg Brager
The reading will take place in Norwegian.
OIT presents Seven Jewish Children Caryl Churchill and Seven Other Children by Richard Stirling with a following panel debate. We ask the question: What role can the theatre play in relation to areas of conflict around the world? Amongst others the leader of the Norwegian Playwrights’ Organisation, Gunnar Germundson, and fellow of the University of Marburg, Rana Issa, will participate in the debate, which will be moderated by dramaturg Njål Mjøs. Entry is free, and a collection will be made benefitting Medical Aid for Palestinians and One Voice Movement equally.
Audience numbers are limited, so if you wish to reserve a seat please send us an email with your name and the number of people to oslointernasjonaleteater@gmail.com.
For more info see http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Welcome!
As always, you can read more about Imploding Fictions’ projects on our homepage and our blog:
http://www.implodingfictions.com
http://oystein.ulsberg.no/blogg
or check out OIT on:
http://oslointernasjonaleteater.wordpress.com
Best wishes,
Philip Thorne and Oystein Ulsberg Brager
Artistic Directors – Imploding Fictions