ABSTRACT
Lars Noren and Jon Fosse are frequently described as the most important Scandinavian playwrights since August Strindberg and Henrik Ibsen. In this chapter, the author argues that in the field of European theatre, there are theatres, festivals, magazines, directors and actors that are particularly important in achieving visibility. He highlights what has been written about Noren and Fosse in the German publication Theater Heute, which has a key position when it comes to introducing new trends and playwrights in continental Europe. Even though, unlike Noren, Fosse was at first reluctant to write for the stage, he secured a place in the Norwegian theatre somewhat faster than Noren in Sweden, and Kai Johnsen played a crucial role in this process. Following the theatre staff’s protests in favour of a Danish candidate, they did not accept the position and instead became leaders of Folkteatern in Gothenburg from 2009 to 2012.
