The source cancels major investment the day before the premiere – news Sørlandet – Local news, TV and radio

– “Romeo and Juliet” has always been an ambitious and exciting project where the process has been central, but we now have to realize that it will not be the show we wanted, says communications manager Marie Teresie Sørensen. She explains that it was the theater manager who made the difficult decision about the cancellation in agreement with the artistic team. – It is very unusual for this to happen. I have not come across a performance being canceled in this way before, says Sørensen. – So this happens the day before the premiere. You would think this could have been discovered earlier? – Yes, this has been an ongoing process. Making theater is a long process that goes on for several weeks. At one point or another we had to make a decision and it came today. Patrick Hilmar Ingvaldsen and Henrik Rafaelsen on stage during a rehearsal for “Romeo and Juliet”. Photo: Kai Stokkeland / news – Would not have been a good experience The source’s staging of William Shakespeare’s classic was supposed to be a stripped-down scenographic version without many extra effects on stage. In Bergen, they have also recently played an unusual version of the world-famous play. Here the boundary between theater and film was blurred. – Despite great effort, we have not reached the goal with the artistic process and then we believe that it will not be a good experience for either the audience or the actors, she says. She says many are disappointed by the cancellation. Both employees and the public. – Many people have been working on this for a long time. We are now working to find out how to handle the cancellation. WATCH: The actors were looking forward to the performances. news participated in an exercise. Apologies to the audience The day before the planned premiere, the Kilden management says that they are sorry for the situation that has arisen and apologize for the inconvenience caused by the cancellation. – Making theater is demanding. At some point we had to make a decision that this could not be carried out, says Sørensen. There were 24 performances of “Romeo and Juliet”, and the play was on the program in the period from 9 February to 8 March. According to Fædrelandsvennen, around 2,000 tickets had been sold for the performance. – Everyone who has bought tickets will be contacted and have these refunded, says Sørensen. The vast majority of employees I have spoken to are sorry, but they express understanding that it could not be carried out as the situation turned out. Kilden Theater and concert hall in Kristiansand. Photo: Per-Kåre Sandbakk / news Aerial photo



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