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 August 2009

This production of A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen is a missed opportunity. CandyKing Theatre present a world premiere of a new translation by Ida Forde. With it they could have pushed the boundaries by putting the play in a new setting in order to bring a different perspective to a piece which is often performed. However they opt for a traditional approach which, although well performed, does not challenge the audience as it could.

A controversial piece when it was first produced, A Doll’s House centres around Nora, the prized possession and wife of Torvold. Nora commits fraud in order to help her husband recover from illness but her crime is uncovered by Krogstad, a future employee of her husband, and he blackmails her in order to reclaim his position in society. The conclusion of the play brings about a complete change in behaviour and attitudes as it is Nora who grabs hold of her destiny, leaving Torvold behind in his house without his dol...

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