Teater Syklus has produced and performed the English version of the play "I en Butikk" by the dramatist Liv Heløe. It is a one act play translated by Camilla Belsvik. The play had it's premiere at Det Åpne Teater in Oslo in April 2004. In May 2004 In a Shop was performed at the festival Norway Day in San Francisco. In November 2004 it visited Haugesund Teater, and in January 2005 at Skomaker Dagestad's shoe shop in Josefinesgate in Oslo! Norwegian Drama abroad The intension with the project is to promote Norwegian contemporary drama abroad. We want to present new trends in Norwegian theatre and arouse interest for a new Norwegian dramatist, Liv Heløe. In May 2004 we were part of the Norway Day Festival in San Francisco. In 2005 we will produce In a Shop in London. We also aim to visit theatre festivals in Norway and abraod with the play during the year. The Theme In a shop debates human beings ability to be honest with themselves. The play asserts a view saying life should be lived in truth, and from encounters with other people we grow as individuals. The theme is forever topical, thoughts around truth and existence are classic and universal. The play therefore concerns all young people and adults, independent of background and nationality. The storyline In a Shop presents two women with a different focus in their lives. Tina is a career woman, effective and cynical, and the proud manager of a shop. Anita is a traveller seeking new grounds, open to challenge and embracing life with curiousity. At the beginning of their encounter they play roles where they test each other out and experiment with status and power relationship. As the situation develops both women learn from the other, and an exchange of qualities takes place. Both winning, and growing fuller as human beings. The text is peculiar and not fully naturalistic, which gives it a comical twist. The Dramatist Liv Heløe has after many years of acting experience, taken a dramatist education at the Norwegian State Drama School. Several of her texts were performed at the National Theatre and The Norwegian Theatre during her education. "I en Butikk" premiered at Det Norske Teatret, Oslo spring 2003 as part of Liv Heløe`s final exam at the dramatist course of the Norwegian State Drama School. The Director Audny Chris Holsen graduated as a director from the Norwegian State Drama School in 1997. She has worked as a director, script developer and producer in Norway and Denmark. In addition to theatre work she has run her own nightclub in Oslo. Funding In a Shop is funded by Fond for Utøvende Kunstnere and the Norwegian Actors Association and The Royal Department of Foreign Affairs. Teater Syklus will be performing IN A SHOP at the Camden People`s Theatre in London 24th-27th August 8 PM. Camden People`s Theatre, 58-60 Hampstead Road. www.cptheatre.co.uk