Bjørn Birch is a trained actor and dancer. He was employed at the theater Riksteatret for 8 years until 1982. He has appeared in over 40 plays, musicals and television and radio productions. Bjørn Birch was head of the Berliner Ensemble Krans which specializes in theater for social institutions from 1984 to 1998. Bjørn has also been theater manager in Lillestrøm Kulturhus before he was project manager at Akershus Theatre in 2001. In 2004 Akershus Theatre was founded, and Bjørn was their first theater manager. As a director, Bjørn has directed over fifty performances. These have ranged from small and large monologues to the full version of Les Miserables.
