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Niall and Noah Kahan performing Northern Attitude at Noah’s show in Boston - 11/20

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My trip to Norway is complete! Not only did I get to see the amazing performance of Tarjei Sandvik Moe in 20. November twice but I also got to meet him afterwards and chat about the show! Here’s the rundown:

During the very last scene, he asks if anyone has anything to say. In the first performance, no one said anything. So he picks up his bag of weapons and leaves the theatre to devastating effect. So today in the second and perhaps last performance ever, it felt so much more intense. It was a tour de force performance that had me in tears by the end. So when he asked for last words, I spoke up in English, “Don’t do it.” He asked why, and I said “You can still have a first kiss, get a dog, live. It will get better” referencing earlier moments in the play. He responded to the effect of “it doesn’t matter, it’s too late.” It was so powerful. He still left.

So…outside after the play, he first came out still in costume to say bye to some friends in attendance. Then a short time later, our small group still patiently waiting, he came out with a school friend. He saw us, and looked unsure of what to do, walk away in the direction he was going or turn towards us, so I just called out to him “That was an incredible performance. Thank you!” And with that, he turned towards us. Since I spoke entirely in English, he asked if we came from far, and we told him we came from around the world (US, England, Korea, Sweden as well as Norway), and he was genuinely surprised. He asked about our thoughts on the performance, especially since some of us couldn’t understand Norwegian. I told him how his emotion, body language, tics conveyed so much plus I read about it in advance, and he joked about doing homework for the show. We also chatted about his suntan/burn from playing football today. We all took pictures with him. He was gracious and kind. Thank you Tarjei for being amazing. And thanks to my skamily being there with me! @evakcardamom and others!

[evakcardamom]

Before I write a review from yesterdays 20 November performance I have something I need to say:

I have gone many rounds with myself, whether I should write something more about the fact that I have seen several of the performances of 20 November this summer and autumn, or not.

I bought several tickets during the time where there was a lot of uncertainty when he could play due to the pandemic.

I go to many of his performances because I love seeing him on stage, seeing his dedication and how much he develops as a person and actor.

The reason I have had to go many rounds with myself is because I got a long comment yesterday from someone who thought I was going on too many shows, that I was stepping over a line, that I was a stalker. There were also things about Ida and Tarjei that the person thinks I do:

I was at real life part 9 last summer, a public event where Ida and Tarjei each had their roles. I told in detail about the event and what happened to be able to share with those who did not get the opportunity to be there. In January last year, I was also at a public event where Ida and several others had a dance performance.

Apart from these public events, I have never done anything against either Ida or Tarjei. Something I would never do either! I care about them and have no interest in hurting them!

I were left with a really sad feeling inside after this comment, and had to talk to many of my friends to hear their thoughts about it, and they all said that they don’t see me as a stalker. That they see me as a dedicated fan that loves to see Tarjei on the stage. It has helped a lot but I am still a bit unsure if I should go to the play at september 18th (and maybe september 19th) or I should only go to the Hemale Education event. I haven’t decided what to do yet.

Then the review:

Yesterday I was back in Teaterkjelleren with one of my close friends that I have not seen since before covid took over the world, (she lives in Denmark) It was so wonderful to see her again!

We were shown to seats in the middle of the first row on the left side of the stage. Since this was my fourth time in Teaterkjelleren, I have now sat in four different places (three of the times at the first row and once in the second row), and I must admit that the best place I have sat was today (I will return to that later)

Some time after my friend and I got to our seats, a recognizable man came down the stairs and sat down on a seat at the bottom of the first row on the opposite side of the stage.

(where I once sat and got a question in June)

The recognizable man was none other than Henrik Martin Dahlsbakken himself! I felt a joy go through my whole body, knowing that he would be there today and witness how amazing Tarjei is in this play!

A little over 2pm the room got dark and I could hear Tarjei coming on stage.

In the next second he stood on the corner of the stage, half in the dark. The light hit his face and he started talking.

As I wrote further up, this is the fourth time I have seen November 20, and I must say that he gets better and better in the role every time he plays!

As during the other performances, he has on some occasions had a dialogue with the audience where he turns the camera towards someone in the hall.

The other times I have been present during the performance, there have been certain places where he has turned the camera, but this day he exchanged one location with a person in the middle of the stage on the opposite side of where I was sitting. When he turns the camera towards the chosen one, he had to set the camera to make the picture clearer. You could see that the person was a little put off getting the camera up in his face, but he recovered nicely.

The other person who was asked one question became completely silent, the person would not answer the question (Tarjei / Sebastian asked if she would not answer, and she shook her head) He continued to ask if she could say she was happy. Then she nodded.

Several times during the play he is in the middle of the stage;

1: When he looks up at the cameras in the ceiling to say: "look me in the eyes, see the clarity there"

2: When he lies down on the floor. At first he stares into the cameras on the ceiling so that his face appears on the screens and then he goes into a kind of dreamy trance. From where I sat I could see a tear running down his cheek. While he is lying there, a recorded video appears on the screens of Tarjei's face: «Sebastian are you sleeping? Hello? Sebastian? » Tarjei's body starts to shake, his upper body goes up and down on the floor where he is lying.

Finally, he opens his eyes as he looks at the screen, he had a terrified look and facial expression, he scurries backwards towards the edge of the stage.

A little later in the performance when he is to spray suadp on the wall, he realizes after several attempts that there is something wrong with the spray can and has to go to find a new can on the side of the stage, this works fortunately.

At the very end of the show when he asks if anyone has anything to say before he leaves (he repeats it once) my friend asks one question (I have received her permission to reproduce what I remember of the question) in first Danish , but then a little English and then Danish again (to be sure he understood her:

My friend: «Would it make any difference if someone asked you to stay, not to do it?"

Tarjei / Sebastian: "It does not"

My friend: "I have also been bullied a lot, I had one choice and so do you"

My friend: "I have progressed, become stronger"

My friend and Tarjei had eye contact all the time. One could see that Tarjei in his character Sebastian was left wondering, his expression went from confused, to dark, he shed a few tears. Finally he shakes his head, takes the bag with the guns with him and leaves the hall.

Everyone was sitting completely silent. Some of those sitting in the room thought that my friend's questions and dialogue were part of the play, which she explained that she was not. They were really impressed. It even seemed as if those working in the theater basement were equally impressed that he remained in character during the question and dialogue.

I were really impressed and amazed myself too that he managed to stay so well in character during my friends questions/dialogue and where left with a tense undescribable feeling in my body for quite some time after.

[kosegruppie]

Hello Tumblr! I never post here but I wanted to say that I have two pairs of tickets for “20.November” for Friday, September 17th and Saturday, September 18th that I will not be able to use (I am not allowed to fly into Norway because of travel restrictions 😭). If you are interested in any of the tickets, please let me know either via comments or DM. Tell your friends! ☺️

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commongolf: these two can make anywhere a golf course

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Noah Kahan brought Niall out as a surprise guest at his show in Boston - 11/20