Pinocchio

Amid whispering trees and dancing beams of light, we meet the wooden puppet Pinocchio, who dreams of becoming a real human with free will. Along the way, he encounters many who wish him harm and others who mean him well. Can Pinocchio make the right choices when faced with challenges? And what if being human isn’t the answer after all?

In this musical family production, the tale of Pinocchio is brought to life anew. Together with the actors, large and small puppets animate the characters in a world where magic, nature, and humanity converge.

This version of Pinocchio returns to the original stories by Carlo Collodi and will have its world premiere at the Bergen International Festival. In a landscape of visual poetry and enchanting music, the entire family is invited to experience a performance about belonging, transformation, and the profound journey of finding oneself.

Pinocchio is a co-production by the Bergen International Festival and Oslo Nye Teater, known for its powerful, beautiful performances with cross-generational appeal. Anne Lilia Berge Strand, perhaps better known as the award-winning pop artist Annie, has composed the music especially for this production.

Illustration: Stian Hole

Venue

Det Vestnorske Teateret

Recommended ages

From 5 years

Language

Performed in Norwegian

Contributors

Based on the texts by Carlo Collodi, dramatised by Runar Hodne

• Runar Hodne direction, dramaturgy, reworking

• Serge Von Arx scenography

• Andreas Fuchs lighting design

• Anne Lilia Berge Strand music

• Marianne Sævig dramaturgy

• Simon Revholt musical preparations

• Serge Von Arx, Birgit Johansen costumes

• Wibke Schuler make-up

• Rebecca Lilleengen stage manager

• Anders Audum technical coordinator

• Tomas Kvitvik stage master

• Gunnar Borgen stage technician

• Linda Bucheli dolls, props

• Even Evensen lights

• Steffen Hofseth sound

• Christer Berg technician

• NN costume technician

• Ferdinand Falsen Hiis, Eivin Nilsen Salthe, Karoline P.U. Schau, Sarah Christine Sandberg, Suzanne Paalgard, Fabian Krohn Christensen cast

A co-production between

Bergen International Festival and Oslo Nye Teater

Pinocchio has its premiere during the Bergen International Festival and will be performed at Oslo Nye Teater from 28 August 2025. Tickets outside the Festival period are available from oslonye.no.