Photos by Kristoffer Andersson and Edgar Andraa Lien
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DET NORSKE TEATRET OSLO, NORWAY EMEA
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Det Norske Teatret, Oslo dates back to 1912, founded by Hulda Garborg and Edvard Drabløs, it then opened the following year. Considered one of the most prestigious theatres in the Norwegian capital, Det Norske Teatret is also the large playhouse featuring four stages. Welcoming over 260,000 visitors per year, its programme varies from musicals to new interpretations of Norwegian and European classics, and new Norwegian and international drama. For one particular musical production, Lazarus, which began its run at the theatre last summer, a decision was made to install a new PA. Lazarus, a musical based on the novel The Man Who Fell to Earth by Walter Tevis, was developed into a musical by the late David Bowie and Edna Walsh. It features a number of Bowie songs, including the title track, which was one of two songs that were the last of his written work before he sadly passed in 2016. Having premiered in New York and then moving to London where it played a limited sell-out season at the purpose built King’s Cross Theatre, it’s easy to see why