The appearance on the European scene of “A Doll’s House” (1879) is one of the most important and sensational events in the history of modern theater. The international reputation of the Norwegian ...
A DOLL'S HOUSE by Norwegian Realist playwright, Henrik Ibsen is a theatrical staple, studied and performed worldwide since its debut in 1879. The updated continuation A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 gleefully ...
A seemingly perfect life unravels as Nora, a charming wife and mother, grapples with a shocking secret. Hidden debts and societal expectations force her to confront a harsh truth: she's been living in ...
One may be forgiven if a viewing of Henrik Ibsen’s controversial classic “A Doll’s House” is processed with simplicity. How could Nora just up and leave her children? What mother would do something so ...
Berkeley Rep's new season blew in on a chilly Norwegian breeze with last Thursday night's opening of "A Doll's House, Part 2." Acclaimed young playwright Lucas Hnath ("Red Speedo," "The Christians") ...
Alla Nazimova and Alan Hale, Sr. in a still from the 1922 film “A Doll’s House.” (United Artists/WIKIMEDIA COMMONS) When Henrik Ibsen’s play, “A Doll’s House,” premiered in 1879, its powerful ...
Katharine Powell as Nora and Cody Nickell as Torvald in Arden Theatre Company's production of "A Doll's House." (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin) It’s been almost 140 years since Henrik Ibsen wrote “A ...
Experiencing the fascinating new revival of Henrik Ibsen’s “A Doll’s House,” which reduces the iconic proto-feminist drama to its barest thematic essentials, is not unlike listening to a podcast. For ...
Avalanches, suicides, and syphilis are among the fates that unravel in the final moments of Henrik Ibsen’s 26 plays, and Chicago’s Neo-Futurists attack them with relish. Creator Greg Allen, the man ...
Jessica Chastain will return to Broadway this spring as Nora in Amy Herzog’s “radical new production” of Henrik Ibsen’s landmark drama A Doll’s House, to be directed by Jamie Lloyd. In a statement, ...
DURING the last two years of his life in Norway Ibsen felt as though he were standing on the verge of his grave. The atmosphere of Christiania oppressed him like the air of a charnel-house. This city, ...