Date:
11 September 2009 23:00
Location: London
Category:
Performing Arts
Anglo-Norwegian puppet production of Hamsun’s Hunger
An adaptation of Knut Hamsun’s famous novel Hunger will be performed in London in September
It is the dark reflection of life in a modern metropolis that TinkerTing and Nordland Visual Theatre wish to express, using puppets, in the new adaptation of Hamsun’s Hunger. The life of a young man struggling to become a writer serves as the harsh background to one of the most famous of Hamsun’s novels, causing his breakthrough in the late 1800s. The provocative performance, initiated by the 150th anniversary of Hamsun’s birth, will be presented throughout the world in the next two years.
Hamsun still being a controversial figure, the 150th anniversary of his birth has not gone unnoticed in Norway. The opening of the Hamsun Centre in August 2009 and various new performances of Hamsun’s works has again led to debates about whether to celebrate the author or condemn his opinions. Hamsun was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1920, but is also known for his support of the national socialist party during the Second World War.
"Hunger"
12 September, 8 PM
269a Archway Road, London N6 5AA
Box Office 020 8341 4421