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Niru is a young Bengali woman married to an English colonial
bureaucrat - Tom. Tom loves Niru, exoticising her as a frivolous
plaything to be admired and kept; but Niru has a long-kept secret,
and just as she thinks she is almost free of it, it threatens to
bring her life crashing down around her. Tanika Gupta reimagines
Ibsen's classic play of gender politics through the lens of British
colonialism, offering a bold, female perspective exploring themes
of ownership and race.
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Too frightened of scandal to become involved with a brilliant
writer, Hedda Gabler opts instead for a conventional but loveless
marriage. But, when her first love returns with a masterpiece that
might threaten her husband's career, Hedda decides to take drastic
and fatal action. Universally condemned in 1890 when it was
written, Hedda Gabler has subsequently become one of Ibsen's most
performed and studied plays. Blending comedy and tragedy, Ibsen
probes the thwarted aspirations and hidden anxieties of his
characters against a backdrop of contemporary social Habits and
hypocrisies. This Methuen Drama Student Edition is published with
Michael Meyer's classic translation, and with commentary and notes
by Dr. Sophie Duncan. These offer a contemporary lens on the play's
gender politics, and consider some key twentieth and twenty-first
century productions of Hedda Gabler, which include actresses like
Maggie Smith, Harriet Walker, and Ruth Wilson taking on the iconic
titular role.
This revised Student Edition of Ibsen's popular play contains
introductory commentary and notes by Sophie Duncan, which offer a
contemporary lens on the play's gender politics and consider
seminal productions and adaptations of the play into the 21st
century. As well as the complete text of the play itself, this new
Methuen Drama Student Edition includes a: * Chronology of the play
and Ibsen's life and work * Discussion of the social, political,
cultural and economic context in which the play was originally
conceived and created * Overview of the creation processes followed
and performance history of the play, including recent performances
such as a 2012 short film adaptation and a stage adaptation set in
colonial Calcutta. * Analysis of some of the major themes and
specific issues addressed by the play, such as whether it's a
feminist play and its author a feminist * Bibliography of suggested
primary and secondary materials for further study Ibsen's 1879 play
shocked its first audiences with its radical insights into the
social roles of husband and wife. His portrayal of the caged
'songbird' in his flawed heroine Nora remains one of the most
striking dramatic depictions of the late 19th century woman.
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Rosmersholm (Paperback)
Henrik Ibsen; Adapted by Duncan Macmillan
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Duncan Macmillan's stunning and resonant adaptation of Henrik
Ibsen's Rosmersholm. This revival of a masterpiece charts love,
politics, past and future, with plenty of twists thrown in for good
measure. Rosmersholm is positioned against the backdrop of a
looming election, an atmosphere of uncertainty and a bloodthirsty
press. In the grand house of an influential dynasty, John Rosmer
holds the future in his hands. As he wanders the line between
idealism and a painful past, he finds himself ever more torn.
One of the best-known, most frequently performed of modern plays, displaying Ibsen's genius for realistic prose drama. A classic expression of women's rights, the play builds to a climax in which the central character, Nora, rejects a smothering marriage and life in "a doll's house." Publisher's Note. Contents. Dramatis Personae.
One of the most widely studied and performed works in the theatrical repertoire, this dark psychological drama, first produced in Norway in 1890, depicts the evil machinations of a ruthless, nihilistic heroine. Readers will discover in the shocking events Hedda Gabler precipitates, a masterly exploration of the nature of evil and the potential for tragedy that lies in human frailty.
Drama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price
Restless and discontented in her marriage, Hedda Gabler is drawn to
a former admirer, Lovborg, now a brilliant writer. But he is more
taken with Hedda's old schoolfriend. Driven by jealousy, Hedda
destroys Lovborg and his precious manuscript and, finally, herself.
This English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published
in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and
introduced by Kenneth McLeish.
'You've lies in the whites of your eyes, Nora. What have you
done...?' Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful,
beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a
secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly
unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect
herself and her family or risk losing everything. Henrik Ibsen's
brutal portrayal of womanhood caused outrage when it was first
performed in 1879. This bold new version by Stef Smith reframes the
drama in three different time periods. The fight for women's
suffrage, the Swinging Sixties and the modern day intertwine in
this urgent, poetic play that asks how far have we really come in
the past hundred years? Nora : A Doll's House was first produced by
the Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, in 2019, at Tramway, Glasgow. A new
production opened at the Young Vic, London, in February 2020. It
was a finalist for the 2020 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, awarded
annually to celebrate women who have written works of outstanding
quality for the English-speaking theatre. 'A radical, stunning
reworking which thrums with relevance and power... a wordsmith at
the top of her poetic game... a classic play reinvented for our
time' - BritishTheatre.com 'An intense, ambitious survey of women's
shifting roles, which amplifies each step in Ibsen's elegantly
crafted story, as though Nora's stamping through a cathedral in Doc
Martens... Smith's ingenious dialogue makes what could be massively
complicated feel simple and legible' - Time Out 'Smith's update is
smart and thoughtful, balancing a sense of feminist history and
activism with the tightness of a thriller and some rich personal
drama' - The Stage 'Stef Smith's excellent adaptation... a
provocation infused with Ibsen's radical spirit' - Guardian 'A
beautiful and explosively significant piece of theatre' - Scotsman
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A Doll's House
Henrik Ibsen
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The Wild Duck (Paperback)
Henrik Ibsen; Translated by Stephen Mulrine
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Should the truth be pursued, whatever the cost? The idealistic son
of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and
to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home
life is based. Henrik Ibsen's play The Wild Duck, considered a
masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, was premiered in January 1885 at
Den Nationale Scene, Bergen, Norway. This English translation by
Stephen Mulrine is published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics
series, with a full introduction.
Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem
play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those
around her. Arriving home after an extended honeymoon, Hedda
struggles with an existence that is, for her, devoid of excitement
and enchantment. Filled with a passion for life that cannot be
confined by her marriage or 'perfect home', Hedda strives to find a
way to fulfil her desires by manipulating those around her. Richard
Eyre's adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was premiered at the
Almeida Theatre, London, in 2005. Included in this volume is an
introduction to the play by Richard Eyre.
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A Doll's House (Paperback)
Henrik Ibsen; Translated by Kenneth McLeish
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Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary play about a woman's awakening to her
need for a life of her own. A Doll's House was premiered at the
Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 1879. This
English version of A Doll's House is translated and introduced by
Kenneth McLeish.
A Doll's House/Ghosts/Pillars of the Community/An Enemy of the
People 'Our home has never been anything other than a play-house.
I've been your doll-wife here, just as at home I was Daddy's
doll-child' These four plays established Ibsen as the leading
figure in the theatre of his day, sending shockwaves throughout
Europe and beyond. A Doll's House scandalized audiences with its
free-thinking heroine Nora. Ibsen's even more radical follow-up,
Ghosts, exposes family secrets and sexual double-dealing, while
Pillars of the Community and An Enemy of the People both explore
the hypocrisy and the dark tensions at the heart of society. This
new translation, the first to be based on the latest critical
edition of Ibsen's works, offers the best version available in
English. A new translation by DEBORAH DAWKIN and ERIK SKUGGEVIK
With an Introduction by TORE REM General Editor TORE REM
John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been
brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an
upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of
his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration
of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she
triggers a desperate showdown with the past. Henrik Ibsen's most
contemporary play and his penultimate, John Gabriel Borkman is
gripping, penetrating and savagely funny. This version by Lucinda
Coxon premiered at the Bridge Theatre, London, in September 2022,
directed by Nicholas Hytner, with a cast led by Clare Higgins,
Simon Russell Beale and Lia Williams.
Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study
by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will
include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and
other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and
will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken
from a wide geographical spread. It will feature writing in English
from various genres and differing times.
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A Doll's House (Paperback)
Henrik Ibsen; Translated by Simon Stephens; Adapted by Simon Stephens
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'I think I'm a human being before anything else. I don't care what
other people say. I don't care what people write in books. I need
to think for myself.' Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House premiered in
1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by
Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently
feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian
middle-class marriage. In Ibsen's play, Nora Helmer has secretly
(and deceptively) borrowed a large sum of money to pay for her
husband, Torvald, to recover from illness on a sabbatical in Italy.
Torvald's perception of Nora is of a silly, naive spendthrift, so
it is only when the truth begins to emerge, and Torvald appreciates
the initiative behind his wife, that unmendable cracks appear in
their marriage. This compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece
by playwright Simon Stephens premiered at the Young Vic Theatre,
London, on 29 June 2012. It was updated with minor changes in 2013.
Taken from the highly acclaimed Oxford Ibsen, this collection of
Ibsen's plays includes A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, and
The Master Builder. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford
World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature
from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's
commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a
wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions
by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text,
up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
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Ghosts (Paperback, New)
Henrik Ibsen; Adapted by Richard Eyre
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Acclaimed director Richard Eyre's version of Henrik Ibsen's
"Ghosts" is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for
emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it.
Helene Alving has spent her life suspended in an emotional void
after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. She is
determined to escape the ghosts of her past by telling her son,
Oswald, the truth about his father. But on his return from his life
as a painter in France, Oswald reveals how he has already inherited
the legacy of Alving's dissolute life.
This edition contains an introduction to the play by Richard Eyre,
which appeared in an edited version in the "Guardian."
"Raw and unsparing, but also devastatingly true to the spirit of
the original... theatre seldom, if ever, comes greater than this."
- "Sunday Telegraph"
"Both humorous and deeply affecting... the most lucid and affecting
version of the play I have ever seen." - "Time Out"
"Richard Eyre's new stripped-down 90-minute version has glories too
many to list." - "The Times"
"Held me in its grip throughout... leaves one reeling." -
"Telegraph"
"Glittering, dark... as fresh and unsettling as ever." - "Financial
Times"
"Grabs you by the throat and never releases its grip...
extraordinary." - "Guardian"
"Scaldingly intense... the inexorable build-up of tension is
beautifully calibrated." - "The Arts Desk"
Richard Eyre worked for ten years in regional theatre in Leicester,
Edinburgh and Nottingham. He was producer of the BBC's Play for
Today from 1978 to 1981, and was Artistic Director of the National
Theatre from 1988 to 1997. He has since worked widely in theatre
and opera - including in the West End, at the National Theatre and
the Royal Opera House, on Broadway and in Aix-en-Provence. His film
and television work includes "The Ploughman's Lunch, Tumbledown,
Iris, Notes on a Scandal," and "Changing Stages," a six-part look
at twentieth-century theatre. He has received many awards for
theatre, TV and film, and was knighted in 1997.
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