A hypnotic masterpiece – both beautiful and deeply moving.
Reviewsgate
The Norwegian Ibsen Company’s The Lady from the Sea was met with acclaim from both audiences and critics when it premiered in London in 2019. We are so proud that this unparalleled production is being staged in Norway for the very first time — and right here at Bruddet in Fjæreheia.
A triumphant interpretation of Ibsen’s classic
London Theatre
This production has been further adapted after its success in London to fully take advantage of the spectacular surroundings that Bruddet in Fjæreheia offers.
Pia Tjelta once again takes on the lead role as Ellida, a woman torn between duty and freedom, between the safety of the land and the endless power of the sea. Tjelta was nominated in the category of Best Female Performance for the role, one of several nominations the play received at the British Off West End Awards (Offies).
A strong, atmospheric performance with fantastic acting.
The Upcoming
It is one of Norway’s leading directors — Marit Moun Aune — who is directing. She has a long list of acclaimed theater productions, TV series, and ballet performances, and in the coming years she will lead the National Theatre.
Together with the strong artistic team, including Nils Petter Molvær, one of Norway’s most internationally renowned musicians, who is responsible for the music, she will create a production that will be widely talked about.
Brilliant! Marit Moum Aune’s direction brings out both the humor and the tragedy in Ibsen’s drama.
Time Out London
The Lady from the Sea tells the story of Ellida, trapped in a marriage but drawn to the sea—and a past that calls her. A powerful and timeless drama about finding your own path, loving what is not yours, and challenging society’s expectations.
The Lady from the Sea was a play that shocked audiences in 1889 — and still strikes deeply today. Come to Bruddet Fjæreheia to experience Pia Tjelta and a star cast in Marit Moum Aune’s bold direction.
The performance will have subtitles in Norwegian and English via the app Thea from the Swedish company DoGood AB.
Pia Tjelta
Elida Wangel
Pia Tjelta is one of Norway’s leading, award-winning, and beloved actresses, and has also contributed to major international productions. She is employed at the National Theatre and also performs major roles at Det Norske Teateret, Oslo Nye, and Rogaland Teater. Pia is perhaps best known to many for her role in the TV series Lykkeland, but she has also appeared in a number of other TV productions, including Neste Sommer, En god nummer to, and Kodenavn Hunter. She has also acted in films such as Mongoland, Buddy, 5 løgner, Amnesia, Blindsone, and Kvinnen i mitt liv. In 2018, Pia Tjelta received the Wenche Foss Honorary Award and the prestigious Best Actress award for the film Blindsone at the International Film Festival in San Sebastian. She also received the Amanda Award for the same role in 2019.
Oddgeir Thune
Den fremmede
Oddgeir Thune is perhaps best known for one of the central roles in the cinematic sensation Darling from 2024. He received the Kanon Award for Best Supporting Role in the film Blindspot (2018) and has also appeared in TV series such as Occupied (2015-17), Beforeigners (2019), and Home for Christmas (2019). Thune has been affiliated with the Norwegian Theatre since 2013 and has participated there in productions including Antichrist, Eg/Ich/I, The Brothers Lionheart, and Oresteia.
Anders Mordal
Doktor Wangel
Anders Mordal has been employed at the National Theatre since 1997 and has played over 50 roles there, including Police Chief Brown in The Threepenny Opera and Odysseus in The Odyssey. In addition, he has participated in Ibsen plays such as Hedda Gabler, as Jørgen Tesman, and as Ørnulv in The Men of Helgeland. In 2010, he played the lead role in Ibsen’s An Enemy of the People at the Trøndelag Theatre, a role for which he received the Hedda Award. He has directed Kafka at the National Theatre, as well as numerous comedy shows and revues. Mordal has also had a long career in film and TV, including important roles in the series Kampen for tilværelsen and the feature film Sonja. However, he is perhaps best known for his role as Marvin, Linus’s father, in the NRK series Linus i Svingen and Jul i Svingen.
Olav Waastad
Arnholm
Olav Waastad is a permanent employee at the National Theatre and was most recently seen in the critics’ and audience favorite Arven. In 2022, he received the Hedda Award for Best Male Actor / Leading Role in the production Blikktrommenat the same theatre. He also appeared in the feature film Konvoi (2023) and has had roles in several TV series, including as Minister of Transport Ronald Bye in Makta (2023).
Hermine Svortevik Oen
Hilde
Hermine Svortevik Oen already has broad experience at the age of 18, including with Ibsen. She has played Hedvig in The Wild Duck at Den Nationale Scene and The Coronet Theatre in London, and was nominated for an OffWestEnd Award for the role. In 2022, she played Solveig in Peer Gynt at Det Vestnorske Teater. She had one of the leading roles in the feature film Birk & Magna – The Dark Secret of the Mine (2023), and in 2019 she was awarded Bergens Tidende’s cultural grant for young artists.
Valter B Jonas
Lyngstrand
Valter Bernardo Jonas’s professional debut came in A Streetcar Named Desire at Christiania Theatre earlier this year, directed by Marit Moum Aune. He has previously been active in theater environments such as Vega Ung and SALT, and has also appeared in several short films. The Lady from the Sea is his second production together with Aune.
Gina Bernhoft Gørvell
Bolette
Gina Bernhoft Gørvell went straight from her acting education at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts to employment at Det Norske Teatret in 2019. She made her debut in Trine Wiggen’s Jon Fosse production Leve hemmeleg the same year. Since then, she has participated in productions such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Fuglane, and in the role of Hedvig in Ibsen’s The Wild Duck. On TV, she has appeared in the lead role in the NRK series Dates in Real Life, and as Queen Sonja in Harald & Sonja.
Marit Moum Aune
Director
Mari Vatne Kjeldstadli
Dramaturge
Erlend Birkeland
Set Designer
Nils Petter Molvær
Composer
Anders Busch
Lighting Designer
Silje Teland Pedersen
Costume Designer
Marit Moum Aune
Director
Marit Moum Aune is one of Norway’s most recognized directors, with extensive experience in theater, film, and ballet. She has worked on everything from major classics to contemporary drama, ballet, musicals, opera, film, TV, and radio – and has countless directing assignments from practically every theater in the country. Her latest major TV production was Milliardærøya on Netflix, but she is also behind titles such as Harry & Charles, Kampen for tilværelsen, and Made in Oslo. Aune will become the new theater director at the National Theatre starting in 2027 and will be featured this fall with Dødsdansen by Strindberg at the same theater.
