The Tiger Bus – a theater on wheels!
The Tiger Bus is a theater on wheels that performs outreach and for free with a long-term focus on neighborhoods with particularly high levels of child poverty.
Everything we do, we do because we believe children deserve relevant and accessible performing arts.
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 31, states that all children have the right to art and culture. There are more than 145,000 children and young people under the age of 18 living in Oslo. Many of them, for various reasons, are never taken to the theatre. To find the children who are not taken to the theatre, we have developed the Tigerbus.
Tickets
Although tickets are free, we ask that you book to secure your spot.
Rent?
If you would like to rent the Tigerbus for your business, or would like to get in touch with Tigerstadsteatret for programming performances for children, please contact us!
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, which was 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.
The Tiger Squad
