Humor, menopause, vanity, and the pursuit of perfection
What do you do when your voice is still at its peak, but the roles are starting to dry up? *Klimaks* is a funny, musical, and rather ruthless theater production about being a woman over 50. It’s about menopause and vanity, the body and desire—and about the strange realization that you can feel more alive than ever, even as the world around you starts talking about “aging.”
On stage is Eir Inderhaug, known to many Kilden audience members from the hit show *I Am Lucia*, which received a 6-star rating in *Fædrelandsvennen*. This time, she draws inspiration from her own life as a woman and a singer.
Opera loves its female heroines—as long as they’re young. While a soprano’s voice can flourish well into adulthood, there are surprisingly few roles written for mature women. Opera’s heroines are supposed to be young and beautiful—and preferably die with incomprehensible beauty in the final act. But what if the heroine refuses to die?
The Stage Manager Who Maxxes Life
Joining Eir on stage is the stage manager Sondre, played by André Lassemo from Kristiansand. He is efficient, rule-oriented, and constantly improving—he measures, trains, maximizes, and optimizes just about everything that can be optimized. The encounter between an opera singer going through menopause and a young man with strong ideas about how both he and women should behave doesn’t necessarily go entirely according to plan.
A cross-genre blend of theater, music, and personal reflections
With humor, self-deprecating wit, and a great love of storytelling, *Klimaks* moves seamlessly between theater, music, and personal reflections. Here, menopause and failing ovaries collide with the chaos of vanity, artificial intelligence, male self-optimization, and musical detours into the world of opera.
*Klimaks* is about society’s view of women who are no longer young—and about what happens when you go from being seen to risking being overlooked. But the protagonist has no plans to disappear.
Note: Please be advised that the performance includes the use of strobe lights.
By: Eir Inderhaug, Marianne Meløy, and Trygve Brøske
Director: Catrine Telle
Set and Costume Designer: Gabriela Melo Larsen
Lighting Designer: Laurent Ravot
Avatar Creator: Marie Dahlén
Cast: Eir Inderhaug, André Lassemo,
Henning Seldal, Trond Lindheim
Recorded Music: Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra
