The Master Builder
From: Thursday, 9th September 2010
To: Saturday, 9 October 2010
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Synopsis
Master Builder Solness, is locked in a loveless marriage and is terrified that the young rising generation will come knocking at the door. When the beautiful and mysterious Hilde Wangel comes to 'claim her kingdom' love and catastrophe loom.
Our Review:
16 September 2010
Given the recent furore over translations of foreign plays tacking on strange endings, I was half expecting this new version by David Edgar to conclude with master builder Solness standing triumphantly atop his tower.
But Edgar's punchy version sticks faithfully the plot of Ibsen's original – albeit a little more colloquial than usual. Ibsen’s later plays are a departure from the more naturalistic dramas but Edgar and director Philip Franks, manage to inject a little life into it.
Consequently, Naomi Frederick's Hilde is decidedly more modern than we're used to seeing. Ibsen had conjured up a free-willed spirit, Frederick's interloper is more down to earth, perhaps losing some of the sense of mystery – what did Solness really promise her?
Michael Pennington's raffish Solness needs little encouragement however. Looking rather like Lloyd George, he has certainly has the element of flirtatiousness. What I found was missing though was t...
Cast
Michael Pennington (Halvard Solness)
Maureen Beattie (Aline Solness)
Naomi Frederick
John McInery
Philip Cumbus
Pip Donaghy
Emily Wachter
Creative
Henrik Ibsen (Author)
John Wiley and Sons (Corporate Sponsor)
Chichester Festival Theatre (Producer)
David Edgar (Adaptation)
Philip Franks (Director)
Stephen Brimson Lewis (Design)
Tim Mitchell (Lighting)
Matthew Scott (Music)
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