Henrik Ibsen

Casa de muñecas, una de las obras más intemporales de Ibsen, narra el drama de Nora, una mujer ardiente y alegre que ante la incomprensión de su marido se encierra en sí misma, llegando a abandonar su hogar para convertirse en un ser consciente de su destino. La obra desató vivas polémicas en su época y fue juzgada como una toma de posición en favor de las ideas feministas. La dama del mar pertenece a la última época de la producción ibseniana, en la que cobra relieve la dimensión misteriosa de la realidad.

Casa de nines és sens dubte l'obra més traduïda d'Ibsen, la més representada i la més discutida. Nora, la protagonista del drama, abandona el domicili familiar perquè el seu marit no és la persona qu

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Hedda Gabler, d’entrada, té tots els components de la perfecta comèdia de saló del segle XIX: la mansió elegant; l’erudit afable que descuida la dona; aquesta que no veu acomplits els seus somnis; la

Publicada en 1884 y representada por primera vez al año siguiente, "El pato salvaje" causó gran desconcierto entre el público en sus sucesivos estrenos por la presencia del animal en el escenario. Más alla de esta anecdota, sin embargo, la pieza se inserta en la misma linea de denuncia social que Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) inicio con "Casa de muñecas" en 1879 y prosiguio, entre otras, con "Un enemigo del pueblo" o "Hedda Gabler", todas ellas publicadas en esta coleccion. Centrada en la soledad del individuo frente a la sociedad y sus semejantes y en el conflicto entre realidad e ilusion, entre verdad y mentira (veta tan ricamente explotada en la literatura española desde el Quijote hasta Unamuno, Valle-Inclan o Buero Vallejo), "El pato salvaje" representa la cima del teatro de Ibsen por la ironia de su expresion, su simbolismo que la abre a multiplicidad de lecturas y la soberbia tension dramatica que la impregna.Prologo y traduccion de Juan Antonio Garrido ArdilaPublicada en 1884 y representada por primera vez al año siguiente, "El pato salvaje" causó gran desconcierto entre el público en sus sucesivos estrenos por la presencia del animal en el escenario. Más alla de esta anecdota, sin embargo, la pieza se inserta en la misma linea de denuncia social que Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) inicio con "Casa de muñecas" en 1879 y prosiguio, entre otras, con "Un enemigo del pueblo" o "Hedda Gabler", todas ellas publicadas en esta coleccion. Centrada en la soledad del individuo frente a la sociedad y sus semejantes y en el conflicto entre realidad e ilusion, entre verdad y mentira (veta tan ricamente explotada en la literatura española desde el Quijote hasta Unamuno, Valle-Inclan o Buero Vallejo), "El pato salvaje" representa la cima del teatro de Ibsen por la ironia de su expresion, su simbolismo que la abre a multiplicidad de lecturas y la soberbia tension dramatica que la impregna.Prologo y traduccion de Juan Antonio Garrido Ardila

Trapped in a loveless marriage, Ellida is consumed by her longing for the sea, by the promise of the unknown. The startling arrival of a stranger stirs her desires and lures her back to the waters edge. Now Ellida must confront both the past and a desire for freedom that could destroy her. Frank McGuinnesss version of Henrik Ibsens The Lady from the Sea premiered at the Arcola Theatre, London, in April 2008.

In this radical new version of Peer Gynt, David Hare kidnaps Henrik Ibsens most famous hero and runs away with him into the twenty-first century. Stripped of fretwork and greenery, the play is projected into a freewheeling modern world of music, dance, poetry, weddings, coronations, trolls and two-headed children as Peter steals a bride and embarks on an extraordinary lifetimes journey before returning home, finally, to Scotland. David Hares Peter Gynt posits the same fundamental question the great Norwegian asked in 1867: does a belief in individualism help or hinder us in trying to live purposefully in the present day? The play opens at the National Theatre in July 2019 and transfers to the Festival Theatre Edinburgh, for the Edinburgh International Festival.

John Gabriel Borkman, wealthy, powerful, revered, sacrificed love for success and was handsomely rewarded. Now, disgraced and destitute after financial scandal and a jail sentence, he paces out each day alone, planning his comeback. Downstairs, his wife, Gunhild, lives a parallel existence, plotting for their son to restore the familys reputation. But with the arrival of Gunhilds twin sister Ella, the woman whose love Borkman gave away, the claustrophobic stasis is shattered once and for all.

A thrilling version of Ibsens epic play, charting the true odyssey of an astonishing man as he struggles to find spiritual fulfilment and political pre-eminence.Made Emperor in Rome, Julian attempts to abolish Christianity and restore the old gods. But met with fierce resistance, this great free-thinker becomes a tyrant more hated than his brutal predecessor, Constantius. And in arousing the Christians from their apathy he advances their cause, his life and death altering the course of history in stark opposition to his intent.Ibsens little-known masterpiece sweeps across Greece and the Middle East from AD351, covering twelve crucial years in the history of civilisation. Completed and published in 1873, Emperor and Galilean was premiered in Leipzig in 1896.This newly created version by Ben Power was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in June 2011, marking the first time that Emperor and Galilean had been performed on the stage in English. The production was directed by Jonathan Kent, with Andrew Scott as the Emperor Julian, and Ian McDiarmid as Maximus.

Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceIbsens great play about idealism and liberalism undermined by a deeply conservative society.When Rosmer abandons his faith after the death of his wife, his former friends question his morality. But with guilty secrets and deception surrounding everyone, there are tragic results.Henrik Ibsens play Rosmersholm was first published in 1886 and first staged in 1887.This edition, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated by Kenneth McLeish, with an introduction by Stephen Mulrine.

The Vaughans are all set to enjoy Christmas. Thomas has been promoted and Nora is delighted. Everything at last seems to be going right, until a visitor arrives uninvited and causes them to question just how perfect their marriage is. Henrik Ibsens A Dolls House caused outrage both in its style and subject matter when first staged in 1879. Zinnie Harriss retelling is played against the backdrop of British politics at the turn of the last century - to revel a world where duty, power and hypocrisy rule. Zinnie Harriss version of A Dolls House premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in May 2009.

Norway, 1881. Mrs. Alving is ecstatic when her son Osvald visits after many years abroad. He has returned to celebrate the heroic memory of his dead father. But within hours of Osvalds homecoming his mother is forced to unearth the past and reveal its terrifying ghosts.

Considerado unánimemente por toda la crítica literaria especializada como el padre de la dramaturgia realista moderna y uno de los renovadores del teatro universal, sus excelentes obras no han perdido vigencia en todos estos años y se siguen representando constantemente con exito en los teatros de todo el mundo.Sus obras cuestionaban claramente el modelo de familia y sociedad imperantes en su epoca, en la que la sociedad, dominada por los valores victorianos vigentes, las considero escandalosas e indignas de su tiempo. Casa de muñecas lo convirtio en un abanderado del feminismo y origino una fuerte polemica que acabo en autentico escandalo, por considerar muchos la obra como un ataque frontal a la institucion de la familia. Una heroina fuerte e independiente en contraste con un marido debil que se aferra a su papel, y que decide dejar su, en apariencia, prospero matrimonio a causa de su discrepancia con el rol subordinado que esta destinada a tener en el.