GULDKALVEN is a new Danish play that starts as an epic chase to save lives. In 1923 a doctor couple face her life-threatening diabetes, and a researcher in Toronto develops insulin from the pancreas of cows. A self-made kitchen laboratory and plenty of determination drive the story, which then moves to the present day, when Novo Nordisk is one of the world's largest companies.
At its heart this is a love drama in which the doctor is the good one and the disease is the villain. It is also a modern story about a pharmaceutical industry that is growing fast but can easily run into headwinds. The show is presented by Mungo Park, with dressed-up doctors and suits as they take the audience on a strange and wild journey through 100 years of business history and national pride.
The cast is:
- Henrik Prip, who also came up with the idea
- Sebastian Henry Aagaard-Williams
- Ernesto Carbone
- Marie Louise Wille
The creative team includes director Nicolei Faber, dramaturg Trine Wisbech, set and costume designer Christian Albrechtsen, lighting designer Mads Eckert and sound designer Emil Sebastian Bøll. Henrik Prip and Marie Louise Wille also perform the show at MusikTeatret Albertslund shortly before this date.
