Drama in the Diamond I: The Fidget Resurrects

Royal Danish Library and Danske Dramatikere (Danish Dramatists) are going through the past of Danish drama and giving iconic classics a new life when they are performed by famous actors and subjected to a modern approach. The result is a world premiere of a completely newly written text – perhaps one of the classics of the future.

Masterpieces of the past are brought to life

Drama in the Diamond is a scenic and sensuous celebration of Royal Danish Library's unique collection of performed drama – a collection that includes more than 18,000 plays. With the initiative, we update the masterpieces of the past through new interpretations and new drama. The project is part of the library's national initiative Denmark's Dramatic DNA (2024–2027), which aims to digitise and bring Danish drama to life for new generations.

Artistic duo with a satirical view

The Fidget – a modern mirror is the first evening in the series and here Enter Ghost presents their radical and thought-provoking retelling of Ludvig Holberg's classic Den Stundesløse (English translation: The Fidget) from 1723. Enter Ghost is an artistic collaboration between director and playwright Christian Lollike and dramaturg Anders Thrue Djurslev. In their version, the classic marriage plot has disappeared and been replaced by a satirical look at contemporary narcissism and excessive self-absorption. It is sharp, entertaining and deeply relevant.

Lollike and Djurslev have previously been behind critically acclaimed new interpretations of Holberg's Erasmus Montanus and Jeppe på bjerget, and this third re-writing marks a crucial new chapter in their interpretation of Holberg's comic legacy. The first part of the event is an excerpt from the classic Holberg text. The second part is the modern re-writing.

Director : Christoffer Berdal
Actor : Thure Lindhardt