The Wild Duck

T01430920281
A happy family is thrown into disarray by the arrival of an idealist, in Ibsen's 1884 drama. Should the truth be pursued, whatever the cost? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home life is based.

Author

Henrik Ibsen

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Archive :: production:T01430920281, play:S285072138, venue:V371

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Production details

Young Australian director Simon Stone reimagines Ibsen's The Wild Duck for the modern stage with a taut new script and a leading Australian cast. Hjalmar lives in a flat with his wife, senile father, visually impaired daughter and a duck. He's reasonably content, until his old friend Gregers returns to town, armed with disturbing revelations that threaten to blow their lives apart. Set within a glass enclosure, the action is accentuated, unfolding in rapid, unpredictable scenes. Driven by a superb ensemble, this is a work of immediacy and emotive power.

Special Performances

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• 29 Oct 14 Audio Described
• 31 Oct 14 Captioned