Riksteatret (English: National Traveling Theater) is a Norwegian touring

theatre Theatre or theater is a collaborative form of performing art that uses live performers, usually actors or actresses, to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place, often a stage. The perfor ...

. It was established by law in 1948. Its first performance was in

Kirkenes Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town lies on a peninsula along the Bøk ...

in 1949, with

Sigurd Christiansen Sigurd Christiansen (17 November 1891 – 23 October 1947) was a Norwegian novelist and playwright. He made his literary debut with the novel ''Seieren'' in 1915. His literary breakthrough was the trilogy ''Indgangen'' (1925), ''Sverdene'' (1927 ...

's play ''En reise i natten''. The theatre plays on about 200 different stages throughout the country. Its first theatre director was

Fritz von der Lippe Frits von der Lippe (1 June 1901 – 5 September 1988) was a Norwegian journalist and theater critic. He served as Director of Riksteatret in Oslo from 1949–1968. Biography Von der Lippe was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were Ja ...

, who held this position from 1949 to 1968.

Ellen Horn Ellen Horn (born Ellen Stoesen, 1 February 1951) is a Norwegian actress, theatre director, and politician for the Labour Party.Rossiné Career Horn started as a puppet actor at Oslo Nye Teater (1969–70), and was educated at the Teaterhøys ...

has been theatre director from 2005.

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Theatres in Norway 1948 establishments in Norway Touring theatre Performing groups established in 1948 {{Norway-org-stub