The Wild Duck
In the Goksøyr & Martens production of The Wild Duck , artistic activism and political activism go hand in hand
Directed by Gøksøyr / Martens
Goksøyr & Martens’ version of The Wild Duck is the story of a teenage girl with a dad who’s trying to figure out how to be a man. At times when her dad struggles, he lies down on the sofa to sleep. Or does he do something else with his time? And when his daughter discovers that her father is more comfortable in her mother’s clothes, what does she do then?
Toril Goksøyr and Camilla Martens are both graduates of the Academy of Fine Art in Oslo. Together, they have developed productions in galleries, museums, and theatres both in Norway and abroad since they started working together in 1997. In 2004, Goksøyr & Martens’ It would be nice to do something political was featured at the Avignon theatre festival. The National Theatre has previously collaborated with Goksøyr & Martens on the productions Biography and Cinderella.
Directed and adapted by: Toril Goksøyr and Camilla Martens. Scenographer and costume designer: Olav Myrtvedt. Lighting designer: Jan Harald Jensen. Makeup artist: Eva Sharp. Dramaturge: Oda Radoor.
On stage: Jan Gunnar Røise, Heidi Heidi Goldmann, Rosa Engebrigtsen Bye, Rolf Arly Lund, Jan Hårstad, Henrik Mestad, Merete Moen, Anne Marie Ottersen, Maria Henriksen, Espen Reboli Bjerke, Lars Wikdahl, and Desiree Hafstad.