UiO - Centre for Ibsen Studies

15/09/2026

We're extremely proud of our associate professor Liyang Xia, who has just published her new book on "Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State." You can order it on Manchester UP's website, and if you click on "download leaflet," you'll find a 30% discount code. Congratulations Liyang!

Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State - Browse and buy the eBook edition of Ibsen, Theatre and the Chinese State by Liyang Xia

09/09/2026

Tomorrow we'll teach our annual class on "The Pretenders", where Ibsen investigates what it means to be a king and a human being at the same time. As we honor the memory of His Majesty the King Harald V, and his engagement for diversity and human rights, we suddenly thought of this award-winning adaptation of the play, focused on staying human during difficult times. May this be King Harald's legacy. Takk for alt.

In 2019 Chrystèle Khodr was awarded an Ibsen Scholarship for the project The Pretenders in Aleppo or how theatre saved my life.

08/09/2026

Nationaltheatret are back to Ibsen with a production of “The Lady From the Sea” which will premiere later this week. We’re also looking forward to a number of guest productions at the reborn Ibsen festival this autumn, coming from 🇦🇹 🇩🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇹 🇳🇴 and 🇰🇷!

07/09/2026

Don't forget tomorrow's in-house seminar! Registration to online participation closes tonight at 23.59 CET.

Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman (Independent University, Bangladesh) will present his research on Ibsen's afterlives in contemporary Indian film.

02/09/2026

New in-house seminar coming up on 8 September, this time with our alumnus and colleague Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman! All info, including registration to remote participation, at link below.

Ahmed Ahsanuzzaman (Independent University, Bangladesh) will present his research on Ibsen's afterlives in contemporary Indian film.

01/09/2026

Oslo English Players are looking for a director for the next season’s production of “Rosmersholm”! Applications close on September 30.

Oslo English Players is looking for a director for next year's Ibsen on the Fjord production of Rosmersholm (translation by Charles Archer). Rehearsals will start in early 2027, with production dates in July 2027.

Please send your application including a CV of your past directorial work and vision to the show to [email protected] by 30 September.

Please note: This is a paid role. We are still a growing company, and while we cannot offer fixed union rates, we will offer a percentage of our ticket sales.

26/08/2026

Don't forget tomorrow's in-house seminar with Janet Garton! Registration for online participation closes tonight.

Professor Janet Garton (University of East Anglia) will present her ongoing project of translation of the entire corpus of Ibsen's letters into English.

21/08/2026

Welcome to the first in-house seminar of the autumn semester! On 27 August, Janet Garton (University of East Anglia) will talk about her ongoing project of translation of the entire corpus of Ibsen's letters. All information, including registration to remote participation, at link below.

Professor Janet Garton (University of East Anglia) will present her ongoing project of translation of the entire corpus of Ibsen's letters into English.

20/08/2026

Today we met our new students, coming from 🇦🇺 🇧🇪 🇨🇳 🇨🇿 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇹 🇳🇴 🇵🇱 🇺🇸! Can you guess all flags? 😉