The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen
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? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home life is based.
This new version by David Eldridge of Henrik's Ibsen's classic play of 1884 opened at the Donmar Warehouse in December 2005.
'David Eldridge's version brings out Ibsen's permanent relevance without any textual coarsening' Guardian
'Five Stars. Flawless' Guardian
'A beautifully judged and absorbing piece of work' Independent
'Five Stars. Powerful and gripping' The Times
'Perhaps the greatest of Ibsen's plays ... A masterly production of a masterpiece' Telegraph
HumanitiesTheatreSpecial Topics
RELEASED2014
PUBLISHERBloomsbury UK
LENGTH128
LANGUAGEENGLISH
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the god father" of modern drama and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre.[1] His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family life and propriety largely held sway in Europe. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the truly great playwrights in the European tradition, alongside Shakespeare. <cite>— [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen)</cite>
The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen
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? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to expose his father's duplicity and to free his childhood friend from the lies on which his happy home life is based.
This new version by David Eldridge of Henrik's Ibsen's classic play of 1884 opened at the Donmar Warehouse in December 2005.
'David Eldridge's version brings out Ibsen's permanent relevance without any textual coarsening' Guardian
'Five Stars. Flawless' Guardian
'A beautifully judged and absorbing piece of work' Independent
'Five Stars. Powerful and gripping' The Times
'Perhaps the greatest of Ibsen's plays ... A masterly production of a masterpiece' Telegraph
HumanitiesTheatreSpecial Topics
RELEASED2014
PUBLISHERBloomsbury UK
LENGTH128
LANGUAGEENGLISH
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the god father" of modern drama and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre.[1] His plays were considered scandalous to many of his era, when Victorian values of family life and propriety largely held sway in Europe. Ibsen's work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, possessing a revelatory nature that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. Ibsen is often ranked as one of the truly great playwrights in the European tradition, alongside Shakespeare. <cite>— [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henrik_Ibsen)</cite>
