Lars Øyno

Lars Øyno (born 1 August 1955) is a Norwegian actor, director and playwright who lives and works in Oslo.

He was educated at the National Academy of Theater 1981-1984. He worked as an actor at the Trøndelag Teater 1984-1992.

Øyno has portrayed his countryman Knut Hamsun in the eponymous Norwegian mini-series. He also participated in movies such as Bat Wings and O' Horten.

From 1992 Øyno has managed the underground theatre Grusomhetens Teater (= Theatre of Cruelty), now situated at Hausmania in Oslo. His theatrical ideology is inspired by the visions of Antonin Artaud.

Performances he has created and directed at Grusomhetens Teater include:

• Revolutionary Messages (2013)
• Amazonas (2011)
• What a Glorious Day! An hommage to Bendik Riis (2011)
• Last Song (2009)
• Mountain Bird (2009)
• Theatre and Science (2007)
• The Ugly Duckling (2006)
• The Spurt of Blood (2005)
• The Gospel according to Thomas (2004)
• The Dollhouse (2003)
• Peer Gynt (2002)
• Alaska (2001)
• Poetries (2000)
• Black Sun (1999)
• The Philosopher's Stone (1997)
• Woyzeck (1996)
• Storyteller (1995)
• The Road to Heaven (1995)
• The World of Jotner (1994)
• To Have Dealt With the Judgement of God (1993)
• Peace (1992)
• Elagabal (Trøndelag Teater, 1989)

External links

• Lars Øyno at the Internet Movie Database
• Grusomhetens Teater / The Theatre of Cruelty in Oslo