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Ibsen’s Ghosts: a resounding flop that still returns to haunt us

Despite being panned as ‘a dirty act done publicly’ on its London premiere, the tragedy is now regarded as a classic – here are three productions that radically shifted our perspective

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2023

Shooting Hedda Gabler – Ibsen update is a brilliantly unnerving study of coercive control

A demanding director drives his cast into discomforting areas in this clever play critiquing the patriarchal power structures of the movie business

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Where to start with: Jon Fosse

Having long been tipped as the next Nobel laureate, the Norwegian writer has this year been awarded the prize. For those new to the acclaimed playwright and novelist, here are some good ways in

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023

Director Simon Stone: ‘My heroes are women’

The innovative Australian director who successfully cast Billie Piper in Yerma is now reframing Phaedra as a postmenopausal love story with Janet McTeer

The Guardian - UK · Jan 21, 2023

John Gabriel Borkman review – Simon Russell Beale magnetic as the shamed alpha-male banker

Turning to a lesser-staged work by Ibsen might seem risky, but Nicholas Hytner’s production is held together by some powerhouse performances

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2022

John Gabriel Borkman review at the Bridge Theatre: this unsympathetic Ibsen is hard going

The three central performances are focused and intense, but even Simon Russell Beale can’t leaven the gloom

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2022

The best theatre to stream this month: Edinburgh fringe, Jane Eyre and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes highlights from the world’s biggest arts jamboree and startling fresh takes on Charlotte Brontë and Henrik Ibsen

The Guardian - UK · Jul 31, 2022

A Doll’s House, Part 2 review: A bit of Ibsen fanfic that’s more of a think piece than a drama

Noma Dumezweni stars in Lucas Hnath’s schematic Broadway hit about what Nora Helmer did next

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Stars of summer: Florence Shaw, Claire Rushbrook, Arthur Hughes and Patricia Allison

Some of the actors and musicians in the summer’s most exciting new shows, from Grace Jones’s Meltdown to a radical Richard III, give us a taste of what to expect

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2022

A Hero of the People review – Ibsen watered down in Wales

While there are some strong performances and the conceit is intriguing, this modern-day version of the classic fails to convince

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2022