– hard work, big and small lies, relentless love and a well-deserved vacation.

Særp Tropez |Pappen| is the second in the trilogy Særp Tropez. Here the audience is taken through the darkened and ribbed production rooms in one of Sarpsborg’s iconic buildings!

There were long queues to get into the disused Sarpsborg prison last fall, when the first performance in the trilogy, Særp Tropez |Fengselet|, played to full houses. The production was a huge success and a talking point, both in Sarpsborg and the rest of the country. Now we look forward to the continuation!

Spilleplan Særp Tropez |Pappen|

3. October – 9. November 2024
Olav Haraldssons gate 99, Sarpsborg – entrance from Riksvei 118
(Gamle Pappen/ Peterson, see map)

Cici Henriksen teams up with deWangen productions and this time takes on a fallen giant, namely the old Sarpsborg Pap- og Papirindustri AS – popularly known as «Pappen». The performance Særp Tropez |Pappen| will be made in and for the gigantic factory premises that until recently constituted an essential lifeblood of the town.

Hard work and well-deserved vacation

So many hours of work have been put into this cornerstone company. So many miles of corrugated cardboard, packaging, paychecks, smoke breaks, union meetings, milestones, company teams, sick days and lifelong camaraderie. And then – nothing. The huge, old Pappen is now empty and deserted.

Strange Tropez moves in and writes poetry on the ruins, painting stories and tales based on what was and what could have been. Small and big stories, nice and strange moments, darkness and light, palm trees and liver pate slices – and everything in between.

The theater experience will be a journey through halls, offices, machine rooms and right to the core of a family chronicle that unfolds between friends and family, love and conflict, hard work and well-deserved vacation.

Practical info

• The language of this production is Norwegian.
• The performance takes place in a closed down paper factory. Please wear warm clothes, as it can be quite chilly.
• The performance requires the audience to walk appr. 2,5 km through the old factory building, so please wear comfortable shoes – HIGH HEELS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED. Parts of the journey will go through stairs and dimly lit corridors.
• If you are in need of an adapted route, please contact the production in advance at email: sarptropez(at)gmail.com
• The entrance to the performance area is from Riksvei 118, se map

Credits

Artistic management: Cici Henriksen, Morten Bendiksen og Claire de Wangen
Direction and script: Cici Henriksen og Claire de Wangen
Lighting design, scenography and photos: Morten Bendiksen
Co-creating actors: Tove Lademoe Andersen, Sami Ansari, Nosizwe Baqwa, Erik Braatnes, Fela Castro, Aileen Ingvaldsen Hexeberg, Hege Hvidsten, Gunni Jordfall Johansen, Kenneth Mäenpää Lorentsen, Line Martinsen, Leon Aleksander Mellemsæther, Viktor Nordstrand, Gaute Askild Næsheim, Johanne Marie Pettersen, Madeleine Fredstad Røseth, Hedda Sandvig, Paal Schøyen, Thomas Stene-Johansen, Patrik Stenseth, Gerd Sørensen, Martin Øvrevik
Production manager: Ronja Kløver
Production manager ØIT: Malin Østli
Lystekniker (ØIT): Øyvind Andresen
Marked (ØIT): Hilde Marthinsen
Kommunikasjon (ØIT): Ida Willassen
Produced by: Særp Tropez Produksjoner og deWangen-produksjonerin cooperation with Østfold Internasjonale Teater
Supported by: Norsk kulturråd, Bergesenstiftelsen, Fritt ord, Fond for utøvende kunstnere, Sparebank 1 Østfold Akershus, Sparebankstiftelsen Halden, Betongbygg, Sarpsborg kommune

About the Særp Tropez-triology

Særp Tropez is an explosive, beautiful and rough theater experience in some of Sarpsborg’s closed buildings. Three performances will premiere in the period 2023-2025. The first performance in the trilogy opened i Sarpsborg prison November 16th, 2023:
>> Særp Tropez [Fengselet]

>> Særp Tropez Produksjoner

>> deWangen-produksjoner

Press photos