Croquemort // deWangen productions

Østre Aker Church, on a dark evening in November. On this autumn evening, you make your way to the cemetery of all places. As you walk up the hill and between the silent graves, a thin fog drifts in, and soft light seeps from the church's tall windows. This is where you enter. You receive headphones at the door and take a seat in the pews. A film crew is setting up lights and taping cables across the stone floor. They are shooting a funeral scene, and you are an extra. In front of the altar stands a coffin. The deceased left this world without any survivors. The priest has lent the church for the filming tonight, and now the two ceremonies share the space, light, and hymns; one is real, the other pretend. It becomes increasingly difficult to tell the difference. Croquemort invites you to linger in the space between the unresolved and the inevitable. Target Audience: From 15 years and up Duration: One hour and 20 minutes Venue: Østre Aker Church, Ulvenveien 110 Cast: Line Heie Hallem Espen Løvås Lilou de Wangen Oddrun Valestrand Faheel Saud Neki Pesi Reany Mekke Mankirat Singh Maya Pretzmann Bhanu Waidyanatha Artistic Team: Artistic Director Claire de Wangen and Morten Bendiksen Light and Sound Design: Morten Bendiksen Script and Direction: Claire de Wangen Sound Design and Technique: Hjalmar Littauer Production Assistant: Alva de Wangen The performance “CROQUEMORT” by deWangen-productions is a co-production with Kloden Theater, in collaboration with Østre Aker Church and the Cemetery Administration. Supported by the Norwegian Cultural Council and Oslo Municipality. On November 12 at 1 PM, the performance will be free for high schools. Please contact kyla@kloden.no if your class wants tickets.