Details

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. In this new version of Ibsen's 1879 classic, written by Further Than the Furthest Thing’s Zinnie Harris, the action takes place against the backdrop of British politics at the turn of the last century, in a world where duty, power and hypocrisy rule.

Cast/Performers

Gillian Anderson (Nora), Christopher Eccleston (Neil Kelman), Toby Stephens (Thomas), Tara Fitzgerald (Christine Lyle), Anton Lesser (Dr Rank), Maggie Wells (Annie)

Creatives/Company

Author: Henrik Ibsen
Producer: Donmar Warehouse
Director: Kfir Yefet
Adapted by: Zinnie Harris
Design: Anthony Ward
Lighting: Hugh Vanstone