Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt has been staged on theatres all over the world.The poem was written in Italy in 1867, and premiered at Christiania Theatre on February 24th in 1876, accompanied by Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt suite.

Peer Gynt has been performed at the outdoor stage by Lake Gålå since 1989, and from 1993 it has also included Edvard Grieg's original music. Each year more than 12 000 people gather to experience the play at the open-air theatre, and the performance has developed into one of the best plays to be presented by Norwegian theatre.

With nature itself as a marvelous backdrop to the play, some of Norway's most famous actors and musicians participate, in close collaboration with more than one hundred amateurs.
The Peer Gynt chamber choir and the Peer Gynt chamber orchestra – makes sure the music get its rightful place in the play.

Director: Svein Sturla Hungnes
Musical director: Ole Kristian Ruud

TICKETS TO THE PLAY:
Tickets to the play can be purchased at: Billettservice: www.billettservice.no.

For more information about all the shows under the Peer Gynt Festival :look at Peer Gynt AS web pages www.peergynt.no.