A Doll's House

Synopsis

First performed in Copenhagen in 1879. Christmas Eve. Excitement and love filled the Helmer's apartment. Nora is her husband's cherished 'songbird' and the romance of their marriage has been played out over the years. But beneath the carefree surface of their lives, the secret of how Nora saved her husband's life begins to emerge. Tension increases as the characters react against one another and this taut and gripping drama ends as Nora demands her right to individual freedom. One of the great landmark plays of the nineteenth century.

Our Review:

26 February 2011

If this production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House is anything to go by, the Library Theatre Company are settling into their temporary venue very well: clean, sharp and excellently produced, it retains the usual trademark of the company's high standard.

Emma Cunniffe is superb as Nora Helmer, who moves from being a carefree young wife, to a troubled woman dealing with the despair of her secret being found out, to a strong woman who finally makes a choice which is right for her. On stage for most of the performance, she is convincing throughout. Her final nemesis, her husband Torvald
(Ken Bradshaw), is a perfect foil; initially seeming the ideal husband until his controlling nature becomes too much for her to bear.

The rest of the cast are equally confident in their roles, and special mention must be made of Daniel Brocklebank's Dr Rank, who garners sympathy without overplaying the part.

Director [Chris Hon...

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