Gustav Thomassen (16 February 1862 – 6 May 1929) was a Norwegian stage actor and
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
.
Biography
Thomassen was born in
Bergen
Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo.
By May 20 ...
, Norway. He was the son of Salmaker Osmund Thomassen (1816-1892) and Caroline Olava Thomine Eckhoff (1828-1871). He made his stage debut in 1881 at
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene () is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatres in Norway.
History
Opened under the name '' Det Norske Theater'' in 1850, the theatre has roots dating back to its ...
in Bergen. He worked at Den Nationale Scene until 1905, and served as theatre director from 1900 to 1905.
From 1905 to 1929 he worked as an actor and instructor at
Nationaltheatret
The National Theatre in Oslo () is one of Norway's largest and most prominent venues for performance of dramatic arts.
History
The theatre had its first performance on 1 September 1899 but can trace its origins to Christiania Theatre, which was ...
in
Oslo
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. He was noted for his title role in the four act comedy ''Jan Herwitz. Gamle Bergensbilleder'' which was written by
Hans Wiers-Jenssen
Hans Wiers-Jenssen (25 November 1866 – 25 August 1925) was a Norwegian novelist, playwright, stage producer and theatre historian. Wiers-Jenssen was employed at the theatres Christiania Theatre, Nationaltheatret and Den Nationale Scene.
...
in 1913. From 1916-1923, he worked as a director. His main effort at the Nationaltheater was the staging of comedies by
Ludvig Holberg
Ludvig Holberg, Baron of Holberg (3 December 1684 – 28 January 1754) was a writer, essayist, philosopher, historian and playwright born in Bergen, Norway, during the time of the Denmark–Norway, Dano–Norwegian dual monarchy. He was infl ...
, especially ''
Jeppe på bjerget
''Jeppe on the Hill; Or, The Transformed Peasant'' () is a Danish comedy by the Norwegian playwright Ludvig Holberg, written during the time of the Dano-Norwegian dual monarchy. The play premiered at the Lille Grønnegade Theatre in 1722, and w ...
'' (1722), ''
Den Stundesløse'' (1723) ''
Erasmus Montanus'' (1722) and ''Barselstuen'' (1723).
References
1862 births
1929 deaths
Male actors from Bergen
Norwegian male stage actors
Norwegian theatre directors
Theatre people from Bergen
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