Martin Musto is a British-born theatre practitioner based in Oslo, Norway. His work for one of Oslo's National Theatres (Det Norske Teatret) includes, Rainer Werner Fassbinder's play, Fear Eats The Soul, Ivar Lindberg's production of Tusen år og like blid and the televised production of The triumph of Love.[1] In the mid 90s he worked for the Norwegian national film company, Norsk Film, as Construction Manager,[2] on films such as The Sunset Boys, starring Robert Mitchum and Cliff Roberson and Zero Kelvin.[3] In 2008, Musto collaborated with the Norwegian Arts Council and international artists, Jacques Lasalle[4] and Silvio Pukarete to create new drama as well as seminars for the 2008 Nordic Showcase[5] In 2008 Musto directed the Scandinavian premiere of the Joe Penhall play Blue Orange with Isaka Sawadogo playing the lead role and in 2014, he travelled to Soweto in South Africa as Production Designer for the Soweto Theatre's adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's La Ronde,[6] retitled to Are You Dik? [7]
Personal life
His father, John Musto died in 2013, at the age of 81 in Grangetown. Martin has one sister, Margret.[8]
Credits
| Year | Title | Role | Theatre Company | Writer | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Klovner og Engler | Actor | Teater Beljash | Aristofanes (En satirisk Commedia dell'arte-inspirert produksjon) | Tim Dalton |
| 1982 | They Shoot Horses, Don't They? | Actor | Det Norske Teatret | Horace McCoy | Trond Lie |
| 1993 | Tobakkens skadelege verknader | Stage Design | Det Norske Teatret | Anton Chekhov | Harry Guttormsen |
| 1993 | Cyrano de Bergerac | Stage Design | Det Norske Teatret | Edmond Rostand | Kjetil Bang-Hansen |
| 1995 | The Sunset Boys | Construction Manager | Norsk Film | Arthur Johansen, Leidulv Risan | Leidulv Risan |
| 1996 | Ein sørgjeleg time | Technical Director | Det Norske Teatret | Bjørn Endreson og Tom Tellefsen | Bjørn Endreson og Tom Tellefsen |
| 1996 | Someone is Going to Come | Technical Director | Det Norske Teatret | Jon Fosse | Otto Homlung |
| 1998 | Tusen år og like blid | Stage Design | Det Norske Teatret | Are Kalvø og Ragnar Hovland med tekster av Are Kalvø, Ragnar Hovland, Knut Nærum, Per Kristiansen og Ingrid Jørgensen | Ivar Tindberg |
| 1998 | Kjærleikens triumf | Stage Design | Det Norske Teatret | Pierre Charlet de Chamblain de Marivaux | Olof Lindqvist |
| 2001 | Tandem | Stage Design | Det Norske Teatret | Issak Esmail Issak | Issak Esmail Issak |
| 2004 | Fear Eats the Soul | Producer | Det Norske Teatret | Rainer Werner Fassbinder | |
| 2008 | Blue Orange | Director | Home Theatre | Joe Penhall | Martin Musto |
| 2014 | Are You Dik? | Designer | Soweto Theatre | Arthur Schnitzler | Robert Coleman |
References
- ^ "Sceneweb". Sceneweb.no. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Martin Musto". IMDb.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". applications.kulturkontaktnord.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ Nordic Showcase Kultureform Programme "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-25.
- ^ "Artslink.co.za - Soweto theatre presents 'Are you dik?'". Artlink.co.za. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "John Musto : Death". Bmdsonline.co.ok. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
External links
- [1] Martin Musto at Sceneweb
- Martin Musto at IMDb