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16-502: The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre , which was founded in 1829. There were three official opening performances, on subsequent days in September: first, selected pieces by Ludvig Holberg , then An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen , and on the third day Sigurd Jorsalfar by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson . National Theatre

32-536: A long row of tragedies; one of the most famous was the premier of Bergljot , a melodrama with orchestra by Edvard Grieg in 1885. She also starred in Ibsen's and Bjørnson's contemporary dramas. She played according to the Danish romantic tradition. Her employment was the start of a new age in the cultural history of Norway, and towards the end of the 19th century, Danish and foreign dominance were broken; from 1872, Norwegian

48-572: Is also the children's Christmas play Journey to the Christmas Star ( Reisen til Julestjernen ), written by the theatre's finance director Sverre Brandt (1880–1962) and performed for the first time in 1924. The main building is centrally located between the Royal Palace, Oslo and the Parliament of Norway . It is served by National Theatre Station and National Theatre metro stations . It

64-481: The Christiania Theatre. 59°54′32″N 10°44′29″E  /  59.90889°N 10.74139°E  / 59.90889; 10.74139 Laura Gundersen Laura Sofie Coucheron Gundersen ( née Svendsen ) (27 May 1832 – 25 December 1898) was a Norwegian actress, counted as the first native-born tragedienne, and also, in some aspect, as her country's first professional native actress and prima donna. She

80-706: The age of seventeen, she borrowed money from a relative and traveled to Christiania (now Oslo ). In 1849, Norwegian actors were not employed at the official theatres in Oslo; the greatest theater in the 1840s, the Christiania Theatre , was founded by Danes and the language of the stage was Danish. Norwegian actors were treated to smaller roles. The reason given was that the Norwegian actors lacked education, as there were no acting schools in Norway. That year, however, Laura Gundersen

96-451: The extreme nationalists. The Danish troupe was eventually mixed up with Norwegian actors after the employment of Norwegian actress and prima donna Laura Gundersen , in 1849. The foundation of the first Norwegian theatre in Oslo, Christiania Norwegian Theatre , in 1852, was but a temporary rival, as it was forced to close down in 1862. The theatre was created as a counterpoint to the Danish language-dominated Christiania Theatre. Henrik Ibsen

112-642: The first public theatre in Oslo. Aside from this, theatre was performed only by the private amateur society Det Dramatiske Selskap at the Gevaexthuset concert hall, which did not offer public performances, and by travelling foreign theatre companies. The first public theatre, the Christiania Offentlige Theater , was inaugurated by the Swedish theatre director Johan Peter Strömberg , in January 1827. This

128-474: The time, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson . During the continued run of Peer Gynt , a fire started on the performing night of 15 January 1877, heavily damaging the theatre; luckily, this was later repaired. Christiania Theatre was seen as Norway's national stage for drama until the Nationaltheatret was opened on 1 September 1899, with Bjorn Bjornson as theatre director and including a large part of the ensemble from

144-576: Was Norway's finest stage for spoken drama from 4 October 1836 (opening date) to 1 September 1899. It was located at Bankplassen by the Akershus Fortress , in central Christiania . It was the first lasting public theatre in Norway and the national stage of Norway and Oslo during the 19th century. Christiania Theatre was the first long-term public theatre in Oslo. In November 1771 and February 1772, Martin Nürenbach made an unsuccessful attempt to start

160-509: Was artistic director of the Christiania Norwegian Theatre from the autumn of 1857 and served as the leading director until its bankruptcy in 1862. From 1856, the Christiania Theatre promised to employ native actors. In 1872, Norwegian became the stage language. Ibsen's famous play Peer Gynt premiered here in 1876 as well as a large number of important Norwegian productions, including several by Norway's other national bard at

176-483: Was associated with Christiania Theater from her debut in 1850 until her death, except for the seasons 1870-72, when she played at Møllergatens Theater. Laura Sofie Coucheron Svendsen was born in Bergen , Norway. Her parents were Jacob Buchmann Svendsen (1792-1840) and Beate Marie Coucheron (1799-1837). Both of her parents died while she was quite young. She had firm ambition to be an actor from her early years. In 1849, at

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192-646: Was designed by architect Henrik Bull (1864–1953). The theatre organisation manages four stages: the main stage ( Hovedscenen ), the amphitheatre ( Amfiscenen ) and Painting Parlour ( Malersalen ) within the main building. The fourth is the Torshov Theatre ( Torshovteatret ) in the Torshov district of Oslo. 59°54′51.42″N 10°44′4.45″E  /  59.9142833°N 10.7345694°E  / 59.9142833; 10.7345694 Christiania Theatre Christiania Theatre, or Kristiania Theatre ,

208-440: Was employed as the first and only Norwegian actor to play at the Christiania Theatre in Oslo, and became as such historical. Dating from 1856, the Christiania Theatre committed to employ more native actors. In 1864, she married actor Sigvard Gundersen (1842-1904). She starred as Svanhild, alongside her husband Sigvard as Falk, in the premiere of Henrik Ibsen 's Love's Comedy at the Christiania Theatre in 1873. She played

224-457: Was founded as a private institution and weathered several financial crises until 1929, when the Norwegian government started providing modest support. A number of famous Norwegians have served as artistic directors for the theatre, but Vilhelm Krag who took over in 1911, is credited as having brought the theatre into its "golden age". The theatre is often considered the home for Ibsen's plays, and most of his works have been performed here. Notable

240-407: Was that there was not an acting school in Norway and that the Norwegian actors were therefore not good enough. The Norwegian language conflict often centered on Norwegian writers who gradually adopted distinctly Norwegian vocabulary in their work. Henrik Wergeland may have been the first to do so. Art critic Johan Sebastian Welhaven was one of the conservatives who took out against the theories of

256-459: Was to be the predecessor and origin of the Christiania Theatre. After the building burnt down on 5 November 1835, it was reinstated with the name Christiania Theatre in October 1837. Over next few years, an avid debate developed with strong criticism of the Danish dominancy of the arts. Christiania Theatre only employed Danish actors during its early period, for which it was criticized. The reason given

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