On June 22, The Lucky Ship has its new premiere in Kristiansand and will be performed this weekend and the following weekend at Bredalsholmen on Andøya.
In July and August, D/S Hestmanden – Norwegian War Sailors Museum will be on a voyage, and the performance will be part of the journey. The ship will visit Langesund, Horten, and Moss, before staying in Oslo for almost two weeks. On the return in August, stops include Risør, Sandefjord, and finally Mandal. The performance will be staged in all ports.
Tour schedule:
Langesund: July 7-8
Horten: July 10-12
Moss: July 14-16
Oslo: July 19-23 and 27-30
Risør: August 2-3
Sandefjord: August 5-6
Mandal: August 9-12
The plot:
World War II is in full swing. The Norwegian merchant fleet becomes a piece in a total war, and Norwegian sailors are suddenly in the middle of the heat, whether they want it or not. Our story begins when the news that the Germans have occupied Norway has just reached the crew. We follow the characters Ingvald and Oskar, two brothers-in-law who work on board the ship S/S Hestmanden. Their journey, the situations the ship and its crew end up in, and the return home, are presented through encounters between them, literally between battles.
Jon Erik is both an actor and composer for the performance, and he has co-written the script with André Lassemo. The show is directed by Åsmund-Brede Eike.