Reviews of Mysteries

Klassekampen: Is it all just fake, or?

"A breakneck and absurd theater project that has become both well-played and entertaining."

"Mysteries has become an absurd, humorous, well-played and insightful production, full of unexpected twists and turns, and a production that stays with me long after the curtain falls. This was Knut Hamsun on acid."

Read the full review in Klassekampen here (abo).

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Dagsavisen: A hallucination of the Hamsun sore spot

"You can't just bring Hamsun to the stage. Kilden Theatre's jumping mad production of "Mysteries" is aware of the problem."

"There's shouting, yelling, drinking, screaming, stomping and trampling. And although this hallucinatory round dance could have taken place at any time between 1892 when the novel was published and 2020, Skjelbred and Aasheim together tailor an overall idea that places it all in the middle of our own time and consciousness, without losing sight of the "mysteries"."

Read the full review in Dagsavisen here (abo).

FVN: When the scenes are drawn out into the utterly absurd, Mysteries is at its best

"Kilden Theatre's Mysteries is a surrealistic slapstick comedy, which could have been even more absurd."

"Director Ole Johan Skjelbred has chosen to turn the outrageousness and the absurdity of Hamsun's novel to full strength in his staging. Together with costume designer Ane Ledang Aasheim, he has created a universe that is both extremely theatrical and packed with references."

Read the full review to FVN here (abo).

Norwegian Shakespeare Journal: The second state, or the idea of "Mysteries" as a trip

"Kilden's "Mysteries" is a generous and hilarious image machine."

"Fantastic, not to say fantasizing actors master both party choreography and hang-over hiding. Costumes and set design are eccentric and psychedelic. The director surprises with a hallucinatory slapstick and initiation play."

Read the full review in Norsk Shakespearetidsskrift here (abo).