Eirik Aasan Stubø (born 16 June 1965 in Narvik, Norway) is a Norwegian stage producer and theatre director.

Eirik Stubø
Eirik Stubø at "Stockholms Kulturfestival" 2013.
Born
Eirik Aasan Stubø

(1965-06-16) 16 June 1965 (age 59)
Narvik, Norway
NationalityNorwegian
Known forTheatre producer and director
FatherThorgeir Stubø
RelativesKjersti Stubø (sister)
Håvard Stubø (brother)
Awards

He has been director of Rogaland Teater and Nationaltheatret in Norway, and Stockholms Stadsteater and the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Sweden. In addition to managing the theatres, he has directed a number of plays, and was awarded the OBIE Award in 2007, and the Norwegian Theatre Critics Award and the Hedda Award in 2009.

Personal life

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Stubø is the son of jazz guitarist Thorgeir Stubø (1943-1986) and Grete Karin Aasan Stubø (b. 1943), and brother of jazz guitarist Håvard and jazz singer Kjersti Stubø.[1][2]

Career

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He was theatre director at the Rogaland Teater from 1997 to 2000, and theatre director at the National Theatre from 2000 to 2008. He received the OBIE Award for his production of Ibsen's play The Wild Duck, shown in New York City in 2006.[3][4]

Besides working as a theater director Stubø has maintained a director career focusing on modern drama. When he leaves the theater, he will work at theatres in Norway, United States, Germany, Greece, Sweden and Hungary among others.[5][6]

In 2013 to 2014, he was Theatre Manager at the Kulturhuset Stadsteatern. From 2014 he was appointed Theatre Manager of the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theatre, Dramaten, for the period 2015 to 2019.[7][1]

Honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Eirik Aasan Stubø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
  2. ^ "Eirik Stubø Biography - SceneWeb.no". (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ "Gullalder på Nationaltheatret". Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. from Klassekampen.no (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ "Stuboe, Eirik - Biography". Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. from Nationaltheatret.no (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Kleve, Marte L. (18 April 2007). "Stubø slutter som sjef på Nationaltheatret - Scene" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet.no. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Teater er protest!" (in Norwegian). ShakespeareTidsskrift.no. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012. (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ Weibull, Hedvig (22 May 2014). "Eirik Stubø blir nästa Dramatenchef" (in Swedish). SVT.se. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Regissør Eirik Stubø fikk Kritikerprisen - Kritikerlaget.no". (in Norwegian)
  9. ^ Vallat, Marianne Dyrnes. "Heddaprisen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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Cultural offices
Preceded by Director of the Rogaland Teater
1997–2000
Succeeded by
Preceded by Director of the National Theatre
2000–2008
Succeeded by