BamseScenen presenterer: A Big Bold Bear Xmas!

Bamsescenen presents: A Big Bold Bear Xmas. There’s no Pride Christmas without BamseScenen from Oslo Pride Park! BamseScenen and Chateau Neuf invite you to a rather different Christmas concert: A Big Bold Bear Xmas! You may be wondering: is another Christmas concert really necessary? Our answer is yes. Because A Big Bold Bear Xmas offers a whole palette of styles. We give familiar songs colours and expressions you might not expect, and sing songs you may never have associated with Christmas before. “O Helga Natt” in the style of Dolly Parton? Julekveldsvisa with electric guitar, bass and drums? A completely new musical take on “Glade Jul” and “Santa Baby”? Our four wonderful soloists and musical quartet will surprise you with their creativity. So if you want to hear Last Christmas for the hundredth time this year, you should look elsewhere. But if you want to experience a different, warm and fun Christmas concert, this is the one for you!

Soloists: Jannike Kruse has appeared in numerous theatre productions and musicals, acted in several TV series and films, taken part in a number of Radio Theatre productions, and provided Norwegian voices for many animated characters. She has sung with various orchestras in Norway and abroad, and appeared on numerous albums. Jannike has also produced the show concerts Musical Stories and Leading Ladies, in which she performs, and which continue to be staged around the country.

Frimann Brustad is a pop artist and songwriter from Oslo. With his own music, dancing and strong stage presence, he has built a career as a live performer over the past ten years. He trained at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA) and is currently appearing on The Voice Norge in 2026.

Elisabeth Ellingsen is a Norwegian musical theatre performer based in London, where she works on stages large and small. She trained at Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and Musikkteaterhøyskolen. Elisabeth has appeared in numerous productions in Norway and abroad, including as Nissemor in “Putti Plutti Pott”, as a singer in “A very British Christmas” (Germany Tour), and as Nicki in “Sweet Charity”, to name a few. She has been part of the Broadway Backwards ensemble since 2016, and is delighted to help welcome in Christmas with Oslo Pride and Bamsescenen.

Erik Wenberg Jacobsen is a singer and actor trained at Musikkonservatoriet i Trondheim (NTNU). He has appeared in numerous theatre and musical productions, including as Jean Valjean in “Les Misérables”, Judas in “Jesus Christ Superstar” and Tevye in “Spellemann på taket”, and has been a soloist with several symphony orchestras. Erik is an associate professor of musical theatre singing at Edda Høyskole and will appear as Axel in “Änglagård” at Trøndelag Teater in spring 2027.

Band: Musical director and arranger – Geir Langslet; drums – Rolf Øyvind Hæg; guitar – Svein Dag Hauge; bass – Geir Kristian Breivik.

Welcome to a festive BamseJuleaften at Chateau Neuf’s Betong-Scene on Monday 14 December! Tickets are available via Ticketmaster: https://www.ticketmaster.no/event/1828369320?brand=neuf

Accessibility at Betong-Scene is limited for events with high audience capacity, which may also result in restricted views. Chateau Neuf recommends contacting them if you use a wheelchair. The event has a limit of one accessible ticket with a companion ticket (both at the regular price). There is also lift access to Betong.

Since 2015, BamseScenen has been one of the stages at Oslo Pride Park, offering an annual varied programme with room for up-and-coming artists, popular entertainment, the unconventional, the funny and the truly legendary. New voices and familiar favourites meet in a programme spanning concerts and tribute shows, performing arts and live podcasts. Several concerts return each year, including Tammy T and Broadway Backwards.