A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Harpa Arnardóttir Translation and dramaturgy Hrafnhildur Hagalín
Dramaturgy
Performed at
Reykjavik City Theatre
Premiered
December 30th 2014
The secret that brings a marriage down
The secret that brings a marriage down
Nora is one of the most famous heroines in all of theatre. She lives an ordinary life with her husband Torvald and their three children — but she has a secret no one must discover, least of all him.
Nora is one of the most famous heroines in all of theatre. She lives an ordinary life with her husband Torvald and their three children — but she has a secret no one must discover, least of all him.
For Torvald, society's opinion of his family matters more than anything, and if the secret came out it could destroy their happiness in an instant. Nora faces a hard choice: endure the confines of the doll's house, or break through the wall and leave husband and children behind. Ibsen wrote the play in 1879, and it not only made him world-famous but still stands as theatre's foremost exposure of a great life-lie — a sharp, feeling examination of what a marriage is built on and what it actually contains. Essential viewing for anyone married, formerly married, or weighing whether to share a life at all. Production of the year 2014/6 awards at Gríman
For Torvald, society's opinion of his family matters more than anything, and if the secret came out it could destroy their happiness in an instant. Nora faces a hard choice: endure the confines of the doll's house, or break through the wall and leave husband and children behind. Ibsen wrote the play in 1879, and it not only made him world-famous but still stands as theatre's foremost exposure of a great life-lie — a sharp, feeling examination of what a marriage is built on and what it actually contains. Essential viewing for anyone married, formerly married, or weighing whether to share a life at all. Production of the year 2014/6 awards at Gríman
RÚV: "...a new translation by Hrafnhildur Hagalín, who is also the dramaturg of the show, is used, and it has been exceptionally successful, she truly brings this 135-year-old work to us." Vísir: "Magnificent and imaginative staging" "...the whole framework of the performance is exemplary." "...the set by Ilmur Stefánsdóttir...is nothing short of a masterpiece, both in design and construction."
A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Harpa Arnardóttir Translation and dramaturgy Hrafnhildur Hagalín
Dramaturgy
Performed at
Reykjavik City Theatre
Premiered
December 30th 2014
The secret that brings a marriage down
Nora is one of the most famous heroines in all of theatre. She lives an ordinary life with her husband Torvald and their three children — but she has a secret no one must discover, least of all him.
For Torvald, society's opinion of his family matters more than anything, and if the secret came out it could destroy their happiness in an instant. Nora faces a hard choice: endure the confines of the doll's house, or break through the wall and leave husband and children behind. Ibsen wrote the play in 1879, and it not only made him world-famous but still stands as theatre's foremost exposure of a great life-lie — a sharp, feeling examination of what a marriage is built on and what it actually contains. Essential viewing for anyone married, formerly married, or weighing whether to share a life at all. Production of the year 2014/6 awards at Gríman
RÚV: "...a new translation by Hrafnhildur Hagalín, who is also the dramaturg of the show, is used, and it has been exceptionally successful, she truly brings this 135-year-old work to us." Vísir: "Magnificent and imaginative staging" "...the whole framework of the performance is exemplary." "...the set by Ilmur Stefánsdóttir...is nothing short of a masterpiece, both in design and construction."