Hunger
Get your Hunger play tickets for a beautiful reimagination of Knut Hamson’s story
Published by the famous Norwegian author Knut Hamson in 1890, Hunger is the story of his own poverty in Kristiania (Oslo). Upon its release, the book became widely popular as the literary opening of the 20th century and an exemplary fictional piece that is psychology-driven. The story depicts the irrational behaviour of the human mind in an interesting and, at times, funny way; all of which you can discover with Hunger play tickets.
Hamson and Hunger
After the achievement Hunger brought him, Hamson went on to publish a few of his most remarkable works in Western literature. These include Pan in 1894 and Victoria in 1898. In 1920, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature after he published Growth of Soil, his magnum opus.
Hunger orbits around two primary themes, the modern civilisation and the human mind. With the Hunger play tickets, see a common and often ignored idea of life put in front of you. Watching a nameless person struggle to strongly stand for his moral code while he rummages for food represents an inspection of ideas such as greed, pride, and the fundamental requirements of a human. The society also deals with the protagonist in various ways. All of these bring out the madness of both the lead and the world he is dealing with.
Chivalry and Hunger
The protagonist is an unnamed drifter, most likely to be in his late twenties, loitering around the streets of Kristania in search of food. During his attempts, he comes across a few interesting individuals; one of which is Ylajali, a young woman with whom the unnamed protagonist engages in a brief romance. Within him is a self-created code of nobility. He gives away all his clothes and money to those who seem to need them, but never accepting anything that is given to him. His chivalry takes him as far as turning himself in for stealing.
He slowly traps himself in his own web, landing in bizarre situations, all thanks to his moral code. The lack of basic needs starts taking a toll on his physique as he desperately searches for food. Although with a steady decline in his mental, physical and social stress, god is who he blames and doesn’t hold any grudges against the society.
A financial victory comes upon him when his article is published in a newspaper. But, now he finds writing to be a difficult task as he struggles with it. Will he give himself up to the hunger and despair, or is he going to retain his sanity after all the stress? Find out in this splendid theatrical adaptation of Knut’s iconic novel with the Hunger play tickets.
It isn’t easy to develop a stage adaptation such as Hunger. Yet, Amanda Lomas has done just that. She presents characteristic flawlessness not many can carry out. Some of her other productions include Your Way of Mine and Girl Meets Boy. The play is being directed by Fay Lomas. He was the recipient of the inaugural Peter Hall Emerging Artist Fellowship, and is the artistic director of Jump Spark productions.