Studioteatret

[1] Studioteatret is regarded as one of the earliest post-war artistic expressions in Norway, and most of its members later played important roles in Norwegian theatre.

These meetings, often held in Jens Bolling's apartment, were potentially dangerous for the participants, as the Nazi authorities did not tolerate competition.

[3] Among the members of the group were the actors Jens Bolling,[6] Liv Strømsted[7] and Per Gjersøe from the National Theatre, and Gunnar Olram from Centralteatret.

[3] Other members of the group were Arne Thomas Olsen, Julia Back, Beth Borgen, Ingrid Bothner, Edel Eckblad, Johannes Eckhoff, Lisa Thams Jørgensen, Anne-Cath Schulerud, Sverre Hansen, Merete Skavlan and Per Sunderland.

[3] Studioteatret performed at Søilen Teater and later at the Carl Johan Theater, and its repertoire consisted of plays by playwrights such as Anton Chekhov, Bertolt Brecht, Eugene O'Neill, Shakespeare, Thornton Wilder, Arthur Miller and Jean-Paul Sartre.

The Norwegian National Academy of Theatre, established in 1953 and headed by Arne Thomas Olsen the next ten years, was heavily influenced by the group's working practice.