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gi meg hånden - arne lygre
premiered at the national theatre in norway 26th of march 2026 (link).
johannes holmen dahl
director
nia damerell
set and costume designer
martin myrvold
lighting designer
alf lund godbolt
composer and sound designer
pernille sandberg
video designer
ida kristine høgbakk
makeup artist
hege randi tørressen
dramaturg
lars opstad / nationaltheatret
photos
a strong ensemble of actors takes the stage in arne lygre’s newly written play about fragile family relationships and ethical dilemmas.
an aging father gathers his family at home to tell them something. it becomes a searching and emotionally charged encounter between him, his three daughters, two grandchildren, and an in-law.
one of the daughters has a strained relationship with her father. not only did he have an affair and a secret child while his wife at home was dying; a few years after the daughter herself became a mother, the father threw her and her son out, and they have had no contact for many years. and the news the father now shares reopens both old and new conflicts. the family is forced into a reckoning with fate and must confront each other and what truly matters.