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Calamity strikes when Bernicks business prowess and pristine reputation are threatened by the revelation of a long-buried secret. Desperate to dodge exposure in the kowtowing local community, Bernick devises a pitiless plan which, by a shocking twist of fate, risks the one life he holds dear. The centenary of Ibsens death is marked with a vital new version of this rarely performed thriller, set amid a society struggling against the rush of capitalism, the lure of America and the passionate beginnings of the fight for female emancipation. Samuel Adamson version of Pillars of the Community premiered at the National Theatre, London, in October 2005.

Im going to find out which of us is right, society or me.Henrik Ibsens three great problem plays, A Dolls House, Ghosts and Hedda Gabler, challenged the conventions of nineteenth-century society and sparked a revolution in European theatre. Their female protagonists, Nora Helmer, Helene Alving and Hedda Gabler, continue to exert their power over modern audiences.This volume brings together all three plays in sensitive and playable translations from the original Norwegian, along with a full introduction to Ibsen, his times and his work.The Drama Classic Collections bring together the most popular plays from a single author or a particular period. They offer students, actors and theatregoers a series of uncluttered, accessible editions, accompanied by comprehensive introductions. Where the originals are in English, there is a glossary of unfamiliar words and phrases. Where the originals are in a foreign language, the translations aim to be both actable and accurate and are made by translators whose work is regularly staged in the professional theatre.

A wife, a muse, a coward, a heretic. Hedda Gabler is something to everyone, yet has no idea who she is to herself. Trapped by convention and by her own irreconcilable nature, will she have the courage to shape her own destiny?Mark ORowes fluid yet faithful adaptation of Henrik Ibsens masterpiece Hedda Gabler was premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in April 2015.

Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsens mighty epic, by turns fantastic and tragic, based on the Norwegian fairy tale Per Gynt.Ibsens play, his last to be written in verse, follows the poet and braggart Peer Gynt as, fleeing disgrace, he swaggers and seduces his way from the fjords of Norway to the deserts of Africa and back.Peer Gynt was originally published in 1867, and first performed in Christiania (Oslo) in 1876.This English version, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.

A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsens dramatic masterpiece.Johannes Rosmer has resigned as parish priest following the suicide of his wife. But his increasingly liberal ideas make him an object of suspicion to the local worthies, who also disapprove of the presence in his house of a much younger woman, Rebecca West, formerly his wifes companion. As their relationship deepens and their isolation builds, the increasing moral pressures they face force them inexorably towards their fate...This version of Ibsens Rosmersholm by Mike Poulton was first staged at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2008.

Ellida, the lighthouse-keepers daughter, is trapped in her marriage and longs for the sea. When a former lover returns from years of absence, she is forced to decide between freedom and the new life she has made for herself. Relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s, Elinor Cooks version of Henrik Ibsens shattering 1888 play about duty and self-determination premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2017, in a production directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah.

Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceHenrik Ibsens revolutionary play about a womans awakening to her need for a life of her own.A Dolls House was premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, in December 1879.This English version of A Dolls House is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.

Drama Classics: The Worlds Great Plays at a Great Little PriceAn idealistic doctor, Stockmann, discovers that the waters from which his native spa town draws its wealth are dangerously contaminated. As the citizens realise the financial implications, Stockmann comes under increasing pressure to keep silent.Henrik Ibsens play An Enemy of the People was published in 1882 and first performed in 1883.This edition of An Enemy of the People in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series is translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

En Casa de bonecas, a súa obra máis emblemática, Ibsen aborda a situación social da muller procurando describir a personalidade desde unha perspectiva psicolóxica. A obra conta a historia de Nora Helme, unha muller felizmente casada cun avogado co que ten tres fillos. Ela descobre como o seu idilico universo familiar se derruba se non adopta medidas e se non afonda na sua independencia persoal e na sua propia capacidade para gobernar a sua vida e a sua existencia persoal. Casa de bonecas foi unha revolucion para a sociedade do seu tempo e o personaxe Nora configurouse como un exemplo a seguir.En Casa de bonecas, a súa obra máis emblemática, Ibsen aborda a situación social da muller procurando describir a personalidade desde unha perspectiva psicolóxica. A obra conta a historia de Nora Helme, unha muller felizmente casada cun avogado co que ten tres fillos. Ela descobre como o seu idilico universo familiar se derruba se non adopta medidas e se non afonda na sua independencia persoal e na sua propia capacidade para gobernar a sua vida e a sua existencia persoal. Casa de bonecas foi unha revolucion para a sociedade do seu tempo e o personaxe Nora configurouse como un exemplo a seguir.

Translator: Hilda Asp

Rosmer (coming closer to her). Rebeccasuppose I asked you nowwill you be my second wife? Rebecca (is speechless for a moment, then gives a cry of joy). Your wife! Yours! I! Rosmer. Yeslet us try what that will do. We two shall be one. There must no longer be any empty place left by the dead in this house. Rebecca. Iin Beatas place? Rosmer. And then that chapter of my life will be closedcompletely closed, never to be reopened. Rebecca (in a low, trembling voice). Do you think so, John? Rosmer. It must be so! It must! I cannotI will notgo through life with a dead body on my back. Help me to throw it off, Rebecca; and then let us stifle all memories in our sense of freedom, in joy, in passion. You shall be to me the only wife I have ever had. Rebecca (controlling herself). Never speak of this, again. I will never be your wife.

Translator: Aarni Kouta

Translator: Sigurd Ibsen Language: German

Here, in a single volume, are four major plays by the first modern playwright, Henrick Ibsen. Ghosts -the startling portrayal of a family destroyed by disease and infidelity. The Wild Duck -- A poignant drama of lost illusions. An Enemy Of The People -- Ibsen''s vigorous attack on public opinion. And A Doll''s House -- the play that scandalized the Victorian world with its unsparing views of love and marriage, featuring one of the most controversial heroines -- and one of the most famous exists -- in the literature of the stage.