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A Doll’s House review – Jessica Chastain captivates in minimalist revival

The Oscar winner makes for an exceptional Nora in a visually muted yet emotionally effective remount of Ibsen’s classic drama

The Guardian - US

Hedda Gabler review – queer update of Ibsen’s intense story of desire

It makes sense to rethink the sexual currents running through the classic drama, but this version has lost the nuance it needs

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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

Coronation Street and Shameless actress Maggie Fox passes away after tragic 'accident'

Although the details of the accident have not been revealed, it is reported that the beloved TV star passed surrounded by her heartbroken family.

Chronicle Live

The week in theatre: Nora: A Doll’s House; The Key Workers Cycle; Legacy

Stef Smith’s Ibsen update can’t quite match the original for its sense of dread; the mystery play gets a Covid-era reboot; and Maria Friedman wallows in showtune nostalgia

The Guardian - UK

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