Written in 1897 and one of the author's last plays. John Gabriel Borkman has been in voluntary seclusion in an upstairs room since serving a prison sentence for embezzlement. His estranged wife Gunhild, her twin sister Ella, his son Erhart, the divorcee Mrs Wilton and Borkman himself, are all trapped in a suffocating atmosphere of their household. There are only two ways out. Approx 145 minutes. Performances on 6th Sep and 7th Sep (matinee) cancelled by Richard Eyre with little notice, probably on account of Vanessa Redgrave falling ill - there was an understudy and this is the first time an RNT show has been cancelled in these circumstances.| 11 Jul 96 to 21 Dec 96 | Lyttelton (National Theatre) West End, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
