Original version
Teatervitenskapelige studier. 2023, 7, 3-20, DOI: https://doi.org/10.15845/tvs.7.4005
Abstract
Artistic freedom and privacy –challenges in the use of biographical material in three productions at The National Stagediscusses biographical fiction. The three theatre productions "Reksten-firmaets mann" (Reksten -the company’s man) from 2014, "Vår ære/Vår makt"(Our honor /Our glory) from 2016 and "Kim F" (2018) were based on and inspired by biographical material. They premiered at The National Stage in Bergen when the author was CEO and artistic director. All three productions created polarized debates on artistic freedom and privacy.Haaland received anonymous threats and was threatened by legal action by people who wanted to have the scripts changed. The question is: Who owns the right to describe a real person's biography and private life? Haaland uses an autoethnographical lense to reflect on the legal and artistic circumstances connected to the use of biographical material in all three productions.