The girl, the mother and time
The Girl, the Mother and Time is about Sara who lives with her Mother who works very hard and hardly has time for her. One evening, the Mother falls asleep over work and then Sara decides to run away from home to find Time. Out in the Oslo night, she meets a boy who has also run away from home and together they search for Time and find an unexpected friendship in each other.
The Girl, the Mother and the Time by Toril Solvang is a brand new play for children aged 6–8. The performance is produced for Tigerbussen by Tigerstadsteatret in collaboration with Oslo Nye Teater, Vega Scene, DKS in Oslo, Redd Barna and Deichman.
The performance is supported by the Oslo Department of Culture, the Arts Council, the DAM Foundation, the DNB Savings Bank Foundation, the Anton Foundation, Bufdir and Spectre.
Premiere: April 22, 2022 at Anne Cath. Vestlys plass (at Deichmann main library).
This fall we will be performing outreach and free of charge for 1st and 2nd graders around Oslo, and we will also have open performances at Operastranda, in Sofienbergparken and at Stovner. Open performances will be announced on an ongoing basis.
Photo: Lars Opstad
Cast
The girl: Johanne Fossheim / Catharina Vu
Mother: Janne Starup Bønes / Hege Aga Edelsteen
The boy: Sebastian Legaard England
The Turtle: Kaleb Haile
City gnome/Father: Andreas Medbøe Thoresen
The Tiger Squad:
Knut Steen as Diego
Ingrid Meling Enoksen / Malin Rønning as Tigris
Ellen Bendu as Gigi
Hedda Sandvig as Valeria
Andreas Medbøe Thoresen as Tronzo
Frida Odden Brinkmann as Carmencita
Sebastian Legaard Engeland as Otto
Kaleb Haile as Kånrad
Hina Zaidi as Gloria Flames
Henrik Hoff Vaagen as Octavius
Hilde Brinchmann as Diana
Wenche Viktorsdatter Paulsen as Kavitha
Directed by: Hilde Brinchmann and Toril Solvang
Screenplay: Toril Solvang
Scenography: Signe Gerda Landfald
Costume and mask design: Freya Busby
Costume and mask design Tiger Troop: Helena Andersson
Music and sound design: Julian Skar
Lighting design: Martin Flack
Theatre director Tigerstad Theatre: Wenche Viktorsdatter Paulsen
Production Manager and Tour Coordinator: Heidi A. Lundbakk
Production Coordinator: Knut Steen
Technicians and driver: Gjermund Lethigangas and Sindre Kløften
Technical consultant: Arne Lindberget
Production of scenography: Workshops Oslo Nye Teater
Costume production: Line Flo
Graphic design: Morten Quist Hommersand
Scenography, props and costumes are produced at Oslo Nye Teater's workshops.
A big thank you to all the staff at Oslo Nye Teater.
The story of the Tiger Bus
The Tiger Bus was once a real tiger in a world where stories become real. The little tiger was kidnapped by adults and sent to a country that could use its fur as a blanket. It ended up in Norway and was imprisoned under Akershus Fortress in Oslo. One day it was found by a group of children who made it so strong that it was able to break out of its cage. The little Tiger became super strong and super fast and became the children's helper and protector in Tiger City. As the city grew, a child came up with the idea that the Tiger should transform into a trailer. Another child came up with the idea that the trailer, called the Tiger Bus, lays eggs and from the eggs hatch strange adults who play theater.
This is how the Tiger Troupe was born. This troupe follows the Tiger Bus everywhere and invites children into the Tiger Bus. The Tiger Troupe is based on Commedia dell'arte and other popular theater traditions such as circus, carnival and touring medieval troupes. We have developed a set of characters who will accompany the Tiger Buse as audience hosts no matter what performance is being played inside the theater.
