Note NORWEGIAN PLAYWRIGHT Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) changed the direction of European theatre, producing realistic plays replete with controversial social issues. Born in 1828 in Christiania (now Oslo), Ibsen was raised in a primarily ...
A new version of The Wild Duck, Ibsen's masterpiece about the nature of truth, in which a stranger intervenes to reveal the lies in the past of a family, with tragic consequences.
Among these are transcripts of Ibsen's notes and jottings and early drafts, selections from Ibsen's letters as he worked toward the final version, and materials suggesting biographical sources.
David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Donmar Warehouse, London Should the truth be pursued whatever the cost?
"Here is the greatest account ever written of the destructiveness of missionary zeal.
Edited and translated by Kai Jurgensen and Robert Schenkkan, this edition of The Wild Duck for performance and study has been translated by John Simon and features a sixteen-page introduction,...