Jon Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. ... Jon
Fosse has been the recipient of numerous awards including Hedda's Prize of ...
JON FOSSE Jon Fosse was born in Haugesund, Norway and currently lives in Bergen. Jon has written novels, short stories, poetry, children's books, essays and numerous plays. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages and his plays are performed all over the world. Jon Fosse has been the recipient of numerous awards including Hedda's Prize of Honour, the most prestigious award in Norwegian theatre and Austria’s Nestroy Prize for Best Author. In 2005 Jon Fosse was made a Commander in the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav and in 2007 he was made a Knight in France’s National Order of Merit. Jon Fosse was awarded the International Ibsen Award, 2010, and The European Prize for Literature in 2014. 2015
MORGEN UND ABEND Royal Opera House Librettist for Georg Friedrich Haas’s new opera, based on Jon Fosse’s novel
2011
I AM THE WIND
Young Vic Theatre, London Théâtre de la Ville, Paris
2011
ANDROMAQUE Translation: Vietnamese
Opera Hanoi, Vietnam
2010
DØDEN I TEBEN Salzburger Festspiele, Austria Translation: Austrian, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish
2009
THE GIRL IN THE RAIN COAT Translation: Swedish
Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, Sweden
2009
YLAJALI Translation: Norwegian, Dutch
Rogaland teater, Stavanger, Norway
2009
ANDVAKE Translation: Norwegian
Det Norske Teatret, Oslo, Norway
2009
JENTE I GUL REGNJAKKE Translation: Swedish
Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern, Sweden
2006
RAMBUKU
Det Norske Teatret, Oslo
2006
SHADOWS SKUGGAR Translation: German
Mûnchner Kammerspiele, Germany
2005
SLEEP SVEVN Translations: German, English
National Theatre, Oslo
2005
HOT VARMT Translations: German, French
Deutsches Theatre, Berlin
2005
FEDRA Translation: Swedish
Riksteatern, Sweden
2004
THE DEAD DOGS DEI DØDE HUNDANE Translation: Icelandic
Rogaland Teater, Stavanger
2004
SA KA LA Translation: Danish
Århus Theatre, Denmark
2004
SUZANNAH Translation: Swedish
Norwegian Television
2003
PURPLE LILLA Translations: English, German
National Theatre, London
2002
THE GIRL ON THE SOFA Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh JENTA I SOFAEN Translations: Chinese, English, Finnish, German, Romanian, Swedish, Farsi
2001
BEAUTIFUL VAKKERT Translations: German, Greek, Farsi
2001
DEATH VARIATIONS National Theatre, Oslo DÖDSVARIASJONAR Translations: Croatian, English, French, Italian, Romanian, Japanese
2000
VISITS Den Nationale Scene, Bergen BESØK Translations: Danish, English, French, Swedish, Farsi, German
2000
WINTER Rogaland Theatre, Norway VINTER Translations: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Swedish, Romanian, Greek, Farsi, French
2000
AFTERNOON ETTERMIDDAGH Translations: Swedish, Farsi
Teaterhögskolan, Stockholm, Sweden
2000
SLEEP YOU LITTLE CHILD OF MINE SOV DU VESLE BARNET MITT Translations: Danish, French, Greek, Japanese
Théâtre de Folle Pensée, France
1999
THE GUITAR MAN
Theatre Cinnober, Göthenberg, Sweden
Det Norske Teatret, Oslo
GITARMANNEN Translations: English, German, French, Swedish 1999
A SUMMER’S DAY Det Norske Teatret, Oslo EIN SOMMARS DAG Translations: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, Polish
1999
DREAM OF AUTUMN National Theatre, Oslo DRAUM OM HAUSTEN Translations: Danish, Dutch, English, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Slovenian, Swedish, Romanian, Farsi, Spanish, French, Polish
1999
WHILE THE LIGHT GOES DOWN AND EVERYTHING IS DARK MEDAN LYSET GÅR NED OG ALT BLIR SVART
1997
MOTHER AND CHILD National Theatre, Oslo MOR OG BARN Translations: Danish, English, French, German, Serbian, Swedish, Polish
1997
THE SON National Theatre, Oslo SONEN Translations: English, French, German, Polish, Swedish, Serbian, Farsi, Czech
1997
NIGHTSONGS Rogaland Theatre, Stavanger, Norway NATTA SYNG SINE SONGAR Translations: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Slovenian, Swedish, Portuguese, Farsi, Polish
1996
SOMEONE IS GOING TO COME Det Norske Teatret, Oslo NOKON KJEM TIL Å KOMME Translations: Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Swedish, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Spanish, Chinese
1996
THE CHILD National Theatre, Oslo BARNET Translations: English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Farsi
1995
THE NAME Den Nationale Scene, Bergen NAMNET Translations: Danish, Dutch, Czech, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Japanese, Icelandic, Italian, Latvian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish, Russian, Romanian, Farsi
1994
AND WE’LL NEVER BE PARTED Den Nationale Scene, Bergen OG ALDRI SKAL VI SKILJAST Translations: Danish, English, French, Gaelic, Swedish, Turkish, Farsi, Hungarian
ADAPTATIONS: 2011 VATT OG SVART Translation: French
Theatre Ibsen, Norway
Théâtre Dunois, Paris
2007
MORGON OG KVELD Translation: French
Pôle culturel Intercommunal Ancies, France
2004
KANT
Théätre du Verseau, Lyon
2002
CLOSED GUITAR Stengd gitar Translation: Danish
Denmark Radio Drama
2002
THE MOVEMENTS OF THE DOG Hundens bevegelsar Translations: English
Oslo Opera Company, Norway
2002
FY A FY – HUNDEMANUSKRIPTA 3 Translation: French
Les Perles de Verre, Montpellier
2001
MELANCHOLIA Translations: French, Swedish
Atelier Contemporaines, France
