In Norway, theatre is a relatively young art form. The oldest theatre, Den Nationale Scene in Bergen, was established in 1850, while the first national theatre, Nationaltheatret in Oslo, opened its doors nearly 50 years later, in 1899. This may in part be due to the fact that theatre is an urban art, while Norway was – and is – a country of few big cities. Gradually, however, other theatres wer... Read more