John Gabriel Borkman

T0769363401
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.

Author

Henrik Ibsen

Archive :: production:T0769363401, play:S3787, venue:V01649084045

Production Changes

Previous details associated with this item and date of change.

18 Mar 22: D:Lucinda Coxon, I:Nicholas Hytner, S:Vicki Mortimer, P:Simon Russell Beale (Borkman)

Performance

Venue	Bridge Theatre
Town	Inner London
County	Greater London
From	24th September 2022
Opened	29th September 2022
To	26th November 2022
When	19:30. Sep 29 at 19:00. Wed, Sat Mats 14:30
What is currently on at Bridge Theatre (V01649084045)

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Company

Adapted by	Lucinda Coxon (from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund)
Director	Nicholas Hytner
Design	Anna Fleischle
Costume	Liam Bunster
Performer	Simon Russell Beale (Borkman)
Performer	Clare Higgins (Gunhild)
Performer	Lia Williams (Ella Rentheim)
Performer	Sebastian De Souza (Erhart Borkman)
Performer	Daisy Ou (Frida Foldal)
Performer	Laila Rouass (Fanny Wilton)
Performer	Michael Simkins (Wilhelm Foldal)

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