Books by Henrik Ibsen

Portrait of Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen, often hailed as the father of modern drama, transformed nineteenth‑century theatre with his bold realism and psychological insight. His plays challenged social conventions, dissecting issues of morality, gender, and individual freedom through sharply drawn characters and meticulous structure. Readers and theatre‑goers alike continue to find his work startlingly contemporary, as it confronts the conflicts between duty and desire that remain universal.

From the tension of domestic life in *A Doll's House* to the moral dilemmas of *An Enemy of the People*, Ibsen's writing exposes the hidden truths beneath everyday respectability. His influence resonates through generations of playwrights and novelists who followed, each indebted to his fearless exploration of human motivation and the cost of integrity.

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  • A Doll's House

    Graphic Arts Books A Doll's House

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    Book SynopsisNora Helmer is a dutiful young wife and mother of three children whose attempt to secure her family’s future may ultimately lead to its destruction. Ibsen’s play explores female identity and independence in a male dominated society. The Helmer family consists of Torvald and Nora, as well as three children: Ivar, Bobby and Emmy. From the outside, they appear to live a happy and idyllic life. Yet, a secret from Nora’s past threatens to destroy everything she loves. One of Torvald’s employees blackmails Nora, hoping she can influence her husband in the workplace. When she doesn’t succeed, Torvald is informed of her misdeeds. This leads to a life-changing confrontation that forces Nora to reevaluate her marriage and desire for a family. A Doll's House a one of Ibsen’s most forward-thinking plays. It was deemed scandalous for its depiction of a wife who prioritizes her own well-being over others. It’s an insightful examination of how gender roles dominated nineteenth century Europe. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of A Doll’s House is both modern and readable.

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    £6.77

  • Hedda Gabbler

    Graphic Arts Books Hedda Gabbler

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    Book SynopsisHedda Gabler is a disillusioned wife who plans to advance her husband’s career by lying, cheating and stealing from his competitor to ensure his success. Driven by greed and ego, Hedda’s plan takes a dark and unexpected turn. Hedda Gabler is married to George Tesman, a professional academic who’s eager to excel in his career. He finds unexpected competition from Eilert Lövborg, a writer and Hedda’s former lover. In an effort to improve George’s chances, she steals Eilert’s manuscript after he unintentionally leaves it out. This leads to a series of unfortunate events that drastically changes the outcome of their professional and personal lives. Hedda Gabler is a cautionary tale about the dire consequences of cynicism and betrayal. Despite her intentions, Hedda’s behavior has a negative impact on everyone she loves, including herself. It’s a story full of twists and turns that comes to a shocking end. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Hedda Gabler is both modern and readable.

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  • An Enemy of the People

    Graphic Arts Books An Enemy of the People

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    Book SynopsisDr. Thomas Stockmann’s personal and professional life is attacked after he declares a town’s water supply is contaminated, which threatens the success of their economy. Ibsen tackles the corruption of local politicians, and their effect on the people. After thorough examination, Dr. Thomas Stockmann discovers an unsettling truth about his town’s water system. He believes its polluted and attempts to alert the proper authorities. Yet, this revelation threatens the town’s economy, which depends on the success of its spa business. Stockmann’s brother is the mayor and wants the story hidden from the public. He conspires with other politicians to protect their investment, despite the doctor’s warning. With An Enemy of the People, Ibsen criticizes the selfish nature of man. It centers a powerful minority that chooses profit over people. The writer exposes the dangers of honesty in a world fueled by lies. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of An Enemy of the People is both modern and readable.

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    £6.37

  • Ghosts

    Graphic Arts Books Ghosts

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    Book SynopsisHelen Alving is a widow who’s committed to protecting her son from his father’s unsavory past which was marked by a string of extramarital affairs. She doesn’t want her son to be affected by his scandalous choices. After her husband’s death, Helen Alving decides to dedicate an orphanage in his memory. She uses the project to drain his estate, so their son Oswald won’t retain any of his fortune. Instead, she plans to bequeath only her money, free from her husband’s influence. Yet Oswald’s health is failing, having inherited a disease from his father. As the pain progresses, Oswald decides to take matters into his own hands. He asks his mother to inject him with a fatal dose of medication to end his suffering once and for all. In Ghosts, Ibsen covers multiple controversial topics. At the time of its production in 1882, it was immediately criticized for its subject matter. The play destroys the façade of the traditional family, speaking freely about infidelity, incest and venereal disease. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Ghosts is both modern and readable.

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    £5.72

  • The Master Builder

    Graphic Arts Books The Master Builder

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    Book SynopsisHalvard Solness is a successful master builder who has acquired both fame and fortune, yet he’s convinced his greatness will fade with the younger generation. He is committed to retaining his success, despite its negative effect on others. Halvard Solness is an established architect who is well-known throughout his town. Over the years, his professional life has thrived at the expensive of his family. Despite the consequences, his career has become his primary focus. When he meets a young woman named Hilda, she becomes his unofficial muse, inspiring him to tackle new projects. Threatened by the next generation of builders, Halvard derails their progress to maintain his hold. The Master Builder is an intimate portrait of a man driven by insecurity. His need for external validation clouds his judgment leading him to make a series of rash decisions. Ibsen delivers a poignant character study in this brilliant and indelible work. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Master Builder is both modern and readable.

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  • The Lady from the Sea

    Graphic Arts Books The Lady from the Sea

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    Book SynopsisEllida Wangel grew up loving the sea, but she eventually moved away and married a doctor instead of the sailor who originally stole her heart. This has put a strain on her relationship with her husband and his two daughters, from his previous marriage. Ellida Wangel is the second wife of widower, Dr. Edvard Wangel. She is the stepmother to his daughters, Bolette and Hilde, who prefer to keep their distance. The family dynamic is often cold as the marriage is more about convenience than love. Ellida spent her formative years near the sea and has always yearned to return to it. But her life and responsibilities have kept her away. When a former lover reappears, he attempts to convince Ellida to leave her husband and travel abroad. She is forced to choose between the family she knows and the future she desires. The Lady from the Sea examines the trappings of what appears to be a happy marriage. Despite a stable husband and two children, the wife is unfulfilled. She must look inside herself to discover what truly matters in her heart. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of The Lady from the Sea is both modern and readable.

    2 in stock

    £6.77

  • When We Dead Awaken

    Graphic Arts Books When We Dead Awaken

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    Book SynopsisWhile vacationing at a spa, a sculptor, who’s unhappily married, encounters a former model whose love he rejected in favor of a more successful career. As the pair reconnects, they gradually rekindle their relationship, leading them down a dark and dangerous path. Arnold Rubek is a famous and wealthy sculptor who feels trapped in a mundane marriage. He and his wife Maia are visiting a spa, when he stumbles across a former model named Irena. She’s an old muse who worked with Arnold earlier in his career. Irena was in love with him, but he rejected her to focus on his work. Since then, she’s struggled with madness and a preoccupation with death. Despite the warning signs, Arnold’s pursuit of Irena comes to a volatile conclusion. When We Dead Awaken is Henrik Ibsen’s final play. It’s a story about the disillusion of success and a fixation on the past. The characters work as active participants in their own demise. It’s a cautionary tale with haunting themes and an unforgettable outcome. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of When We Dead Awaken is both modern and readable.

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  • Pillars of Society

    Graphic Arts Books Pillars of Society

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    Book SynopsisThe arrival of Karsten Bernick’s brother-in-law leads to a series of revelations, exposing a tumultuous history that could destroy his marriage and thriving business empire. To ensure his future, Karsten goes to great lengths to protect his secrets. Karsten Bernick is a successful businessman and prominent figure in a small Norwegian town. While planning his next big venture, he is startled by the arrival of his brother-in-law, Johan Tønnesen. Johan left 15 years earlier after taking the blame for an indiscretion Karsten committed. Now, he plans to clear his name and create a new life for himself. Johan demands Karsten tell the truth so he can get married and start a family. But the ultimatum forces Karsten to make a hasty decision with potentially fatal results. With Pillars of Society, Henrik Ibsen examines the corrupt nature of wealth and status. He questions the origin story of many high-class figures. He illustrates how far some people are willing to go to maintain their privilege. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Pillars of Society is both modern and readable.

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    £6.37

  • A Master Builder

    Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. A Master Builder

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    £14.24

  • A Doll's House

    Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. A Doll's House

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    3 in stock

    £14.24

  • Hedda Gabler

    Ivan R Dee, Inc Hedda Gabler

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    Book SynopsisIbsen's great social drama of a caged woman in the late nineteenth century explores her tormented desire for escape and her yearning for individual and spiritual freedom. Mr. Rudall's new translation makes Hedda Gabler beautifully speakable and playable for today's audiences.

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  • The Master Builder

    Ivan R Dee, Inc The Master Builder

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    Book SynopsisThe most gripping of Ibsen’s later, brooding self-portraits, The Master Builder explores the nature of a messianic hero pulled down from the heights to reside in the community of men, and now painfully laboring to drag himself up again. Thanks to Mr. Rudall’s fresh translation, the language of the play is no longer archaic or Victorian.

    10 in stock

    £8.45

  • The Master Builder

    Ivan R Dee, Inc The Master Builder

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    Book SynopsisThe most gripping of Ibsen's later, brooding self-portraits, The Master Builder explores the nature of a messianic hero pulled down from the heights to reside in the community of men, and now painfully laboring to drag himself up again. Plays for Performance Series.

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    £17.02

  • The Wild Duck

    Ivan R Dee, Inc The Wild Duck

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    Book SynopsisThe only play in which Ibsen denies the validity of revolt, The Wild Duck suggests that under certain conditions, domestic falsehoods are entirely necessary to survival. Plays for Performance Series.

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    £10.79

  • The Wild Duck

    Ivan R Dee, Inc The Wild Duck

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    Book SynopsisThe only play in which Ibsen denies the validity of revolt, The Wild Duck suggest that under certain conditions, domestic falsehoods are entirely necessary to survival. In its open form, its harshly satirical tone, and its unresolved conclusion, the play contains the strongest criticism Ibsen ever directed against himself. Robert Brustein’s new adaptation makes The Wild Duck beautifully playable for today’s audiences.

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  • A Doll's House

    Ivan R Dee, Inc A Doll's House

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    Book SynopsisIbsen’s seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Nora’s slamming the door as she leaves Torvald continue to this present day. Nicholas Rudall, justly celebrated for his translations of Ibsen, again provides a play of power and speakability.Trade ReviewMaybe it's Nicholas Rudall's new translation. Maybe it's a matter of the gods. I couldn't put [A Doll's House] down. It's tight, and terse—reads like a fine short novel. -- Lolita Lark * The Review of Arts, Literature, Philosophy and the Humanities *

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  • An Enemy of the People

    Ivan R Dee, Inc An Enemy of the People

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    Book SynopsisNicholas Rudall, whose acclaimed translations of Ibsen and the Greek classic playwrights have brought a fresh perspective to the American theater, turns his talents to one of the Norwegian dramatist's most provocative plays. In a rebuke to the Victorian notion of community as well as to the blessings of democracy, Ibsen creates a situation in which one man must stand alone to face the forces allied against him. In a coastal town, a community-minded physician has promoted the development of public baths in order to attract tourists. When he discovers that the water supply for the baths is contaminated and attempts to publicize the failing and correct it, he and his family are all but driven out of the town he was trying to save.Trade ReviewA new translation by Nicholas Rudall brings fresh perspective to Ibsen's drama. * Publishers Weekly *

    15 in stock

    £10.90

  • A Doll's House

    Watchmaker Publishing A Doll's House

    15 in stock

    15 in stock

    £8.95

  • A Doll's House

    Serenity Publishers, LLC A Doll's House

    15 in stock

    15 in stock

    £8.97

  • A Doll's House

    Indoeuropeanpublishing.com A Doll's House

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    £12.30

  • A Doll's House

    G&D Media A Doll's House

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    Book SynopsisI Think That Before All Else I Am a Human Being, Just As Much As You AreOr At Least I will Try to Become One. Henrik Ibsen in A Doll's House A Doll's House,the three-act play by Henrik Ibsen, which premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1879, is one of the most well-known and frequently performed of modern plays. It richly displays the genius with which Ibsen pioneered modern, realistic prose drama.The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of the central character Nora, a married woman, who at that time in Norway lacked opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world. Ibsen was inspired by the belief that a woman cannot be herself in modern society, since it is an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint.The play aroused great controversy at the time, as it concludes with Nora leaving her husband and children because she wants to discover herself. The outrage went far beyond the theater to the world of newspapers and society. In Nora, Ibsen epitomized the human struggle against the humiliating constraints of social conformity. Even today many agree that the theme of the play is the need of every individual to be able to find out the kind of person he or she is and to be allowed to become that person.

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  • An Enemy of the People

    G&D Media An Enemy of the People

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    Book SynopsisThe majority is never rightWho are the people that make up the biggest proportion of the population -- the intelligent ones or the fools? Henrik IbsenWidely regarded as one of the foremost dramatists of the nineteenth century, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (18281906), created realistic plays bringing the social problems of his day to center stage. His dramas portrayed psychological conflict that emphasized character over devious plots, and over critical objection, he deemed the individual more important than the group.In this powerful work, Ibsen does just that, as his main character, Dr. Thomas Stockman, is an enlightened and persecuted minority of one confronting an ignorant, powerful majority.When Dr. Stockman learns that the financially successful baths in his hometown are contaminated, he insists that this popular complex be shut down for expensive repairs. At first, he is thanked, but the next morning, even his brother, who is the town's mayor, and his closest friends, tell him to retract his statement because the baths are crucial to the town's economy. When he refuses, Stockman's home is vandalized, he and his daughter are fired, and he is ridiculed, persecuted, and declared an enemy of the people by the townspeople. The doctor stands up to it all, believing that the strongest man is the man who stands alone.In response to the public outcry against him and his play, Ghosts, which openly discussed adultery and syphilis, Ibsen faced accusations of being "scandalous," "degenerate," and "immoral."

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    £11.39

  • Ghosts

    Currency Press Pty Ltd Ghosts

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  • Thirteen Plays by Ibsen, including (complete and unabridged): Peer Gynt, Pillars of Society, A Doll's House, Ghosts, An Enemy of The People, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, The Lady from the Sea, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builder, Little Eyolf,

    15 in stock

    £56.99

  • Henrik Ibsen: Nine full-cast BBC radio

    BBC Worldwide Ltd Henrik Ibsen: Nine full-cast BBC radio

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisOften described as ‘the father of realism’, Henrik Ibsen was a pioneer of modernist drama. He influenced playwrights as diverse as George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde, and is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare.Included in this collection are adaptations of his tragicomic masterpiece The Wild Duck, his complex and compelling play Rosmersholm, the epic drama Brand and the tragedy John Gabriel Borkman. Ibsen’s A Doll’s House is relocated to 1879 India in Tanika Gupta’s Audio Drama Award-winning dramatisation, while the provocative and scandalous Ghosts is adapted by Richard Eyre, with the cast of his Olivier Award-winning Almeida Theatre production.Also featured are vibrant dramatisations of Hedda Gabler, whose desperate heroine is trapped in a suffocating marriage; The Lady from the Sea, about a woman torn between security and passion; and An Enemy of the People, in which a whistleblower reveals an inconvenient truth and is vilified for it.The casts of these stunning dramas include David Threlfall, Nicholas Farrell, Helen Baxendale, Indira Varma, Lesley Manville and Harriet Walter.

    2 in stock

    £31.50

  • John Gabriel Borkman

    Nick Hern Books John Gabriel Borkman

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisJohn Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past. Henrik Ibsen's most contemporary play and his penultimate, John Gabriel Borkman is gripping, penetrating and savagely funny. This version by Lucinda Coxon premiered at the Bridge Theatre, London, in September 2022, directed by Nicholas Hytner, with a cast led by Clare Higgins, Simon Russell Beale and Lia Williams.Trade Review'A staggering, dark portrayal of family dynamics that have been warped by misplaced values and the denial of love... full of difficult emotions and fierce feeling' * WhatsOnStage *'Weird, funny, bleak... a blackly humorous piquancy... [the play] has a whipsmart humour and wonderful momentum to it: a depiction of frozen lives finally experiencing one last calamitous thaw before the end of their days' * Time Out *'Riveting... a penetrating character study of highly flammable, alpha masculinity' * Guardian *'One of Henrik Ibsen's richest plays, full of penetrating sounds and images – and of writing that vaults... a remarkable study of a charismatic personality' * Observer *'Astonishing... the most dramatic passion we've seen on stage all year... Never a false note... shockingly funny... devastating one-liners... holds you riveted' * TheatreCat *

    5 in stock

    £10.79

  • A Dolls House

    Nick Hern Books A Dolls House

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisA taut and gripping adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's powerful drama, premiered at the Crucible, Sheffield Theatres, in 2024.

    15 in stock

    £9.89

  • Ghosts

    Nick Hern Books Ghosts

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisRichard Eyre's version of Ibsen's Ghosts is a fresh and vivid depiction of a woman who yearns for emotional and sexual freedom, but who is too timid to achieve it. Helene Alving has spent her life suspended in an emotional void after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. She is determined to escape the ghosts of her past by telling her son, Oswald, the truth about his father. But on his return from his life as a painter in France, Oswald reveals how he has already inherited the legacy of Alving's dissolute life. Richard Eyre's version of Ghosts was first staged at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2013. This edition contains an introduction to the play by Richard Eyre.Trade Review'Raw and unsparing, but also devastatingly true to the spirit of the original... theatre seldom, if ever, comes greater than this' * Sunday Telegraph *'Both humorous and deeply affecting... the most lucid and affecting version of the play I have ever seen' * Time Out *'Richard Eyre's new stripped-down 90-minute version has glories too many to list' * The Times *'Held me in its grip throughout... leaves one reeling' * Telegraph *'Glittering, dark... as fresh and unsettling as ever' * Financial Times *'Grabs you by the throat and never releases its grip... extraordinary' * Guardian *'Scaldingly intense... the inexorable build-up of tension is beautifully calibrated' * The Arts Desk *

    15 in stock

    £10.79

  • The League of Youth

    Nick Hern Books The League of Youth

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisIbsen's political comedy in a crisp and satirical version by Andy Barrett. Bratsberg is a man of tradition. He thinks manners, knowledge and education are the foundations of a good society, but are his values dated? Monsen is an entrepreneur who believes success comes from hard work, but can he be trusted? Stensgard is a radical. He can see that change is beckoning and that he should be the man to drive progress forward. But when real power becomes a possibility how will he respond? A play about political ambition and opportunism, the conflicts of class, the difficulties of breaking open long established systems, and the ways in which political expediency can lay waste to idealism. Written as a response to political change in Norway, The League of Youth was Henrik Ibsen's first truly successful play, and is a clear precursor to The Pillars of Society, A Doll's House and An Enemy of the People. Its vivid characters are instantly recognisable as the prototypes for many of his greatest creations. This English version by Andy Barrett was first staged at Nottingham Playhouse in 2011.Trade Review'Andy Barrett's new version does an excellent job… allows us, without pushing the point, to savour the topicality of a play in which principles are sacrificed for power' * Guardian *'A wonderful adaptation' * Left Lion *'Andy Barrett's new version brings fresh meaning to what I suspect is an impenetrable original' * Whatsonstage.com *

    5 in stock

    £9.49

  • Hedda Gabler

    Nick Hern Books Hedda Gabler

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisA 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 O'Rowe's fluid yet faithful adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece Hedda Gabler was premiered at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in April 2015.

    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • Little Eyolf

    Nick Hern Books Little Eyolf

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisIbsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre. How is a life well-lived? Alfred Allmers comes home to his wife Rita and makes a decision. Casting aside his writing, he dedicates himself to raising his son. But one event is about to change his life forever. Little Eyolf was first performed in 1894. This new version, adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2015. The third in a trilogy of revelatory Ibsens, Little Eyolf follows Richard Eyre's multi-award-winning adaptations of Ghosts (Almeida, West End and BAM, New York), and Hedda Gabler (Almeida and West End).Trade Review'As quick, clean and shocking as a naked plunge into a winter fjord... a play awash with desire, reproach and grief' * Sunday Times *'Quietly shattering' * Independent *'An evening of shocking intensity... vividly captures what Henry James called "the hard compulsion" of Ibsen's terrifying masterpiece' * Guardian *'Eyre [is] the country's foremost illuminator of [Ibsen]... [he] reveals the play as a masterly study of how unhappiness corrodes us... an extraordinary stew of violent misery' * Observer *'Naturalism intermingles with expressionism, and slips, subtly, into something poetic and profoundly existential' * WhatsOnStage *'Laden with atmosphere… feels astonishingly contemporary' * Evening Standard *

    5 in stock

    £9.49

  • Peer Gynt

    Benediction Classics Peer Gynt

    15 in stock

    15 in stock

    £16.70

  • Hedda Gabler

    Nick Hern Books Hedda Gabler

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Restless and discontented in her marriage, Hedda Gabler is drawn to a former admirer, Lovborg, now a brilliant writer. But he is more taken with Hedda's old schoolfriend. Driven by jealousy, Hedda destroys Lovborg and his precious manuscript and, finally, herself. This English version of Henrik Ibsen's play Hedda Gabler, published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated and introduced by Kenneth McLeish.

    15 in stock

    £6.66

  • Peer Gynt

    Nick Hern Books Peer Gynt

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price Henrik Ibsen's mighty epic, by turns fantastic and tragic, based on the Norwegian fairy tale Per Gynt. Ibsen's 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.

    5 in stock

    £6.07

  • The Lady From the Sea

    Nick Hern Books The Lady From the Sea

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    Book SynopsisDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price One of Henrik Ibsen's most powerful studies of female psychology, The Lady from the Sea introduces the character of Hilde Wangel, who reappears in Ibsen's later play The Master Builder. Ellida Wangel cannot give herself fully to her husband because she is overwhelmed by memories of the past and her attraction to the ocean. Will she suffocate on dry land, or find freedom across the sea? This English version of The Lady from the Sea, in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, is translated by Kenneth McLeish, with a full introduction by Stephen Mulrine, biography and suggestions for further reading.

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    £5.49

  • The Wild Duck

    Nick Hern Books The Wild Duck

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisDrama Classics: The World's Great Plays at a Great Little Price 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. Henrik Ibsen's play The Wild Duck, considered a masterpiece of modern tragicomedy, was premiered in January 1885 at Den Nationale Scene, Bergen, Norway. This English translation by Stephen Mulrine is published in the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series, with a full introduction.

    15 in stock

    £5.49

  • Hedda Gabler

    Nick Hern Books Hedda Gabler

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisRichard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her. Arriving home after an extended honeymoon, Hedda struggles with an existence that is, for her, devoid of excitement and enchantment. Filled with a passion for life that cannot be confined by her marriage or 'perfect home', Hedda strives to find a way to fulfil her desires by manipulating those around her. Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2005. Included in this volume is an introduction to the play by Richard Eyre.Trade Review'A triumph... Eyre's dialogue is forceful, clear, with just enough idiomatic dash' * Observer *'Hedda is often regarded as the female Hamlet. But Eyre reminds us that it is a great polyphonic play as well as a commanding title-role' * Guardian *'Hedda Gabler still has the power to shock' * Independent on Sunday *'Thrilling... re-administers, as if for the first time, the devastating shock and the sheer affront of Ibsen's drama' * Independent *

    15 in stock

    £9.89

  • A Doll's House

    Aziloth Books A Doll's House

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £9.52

  • Peer Gynt: Poème Dramatique En 5 Actes

    Hachette Livre - BNF Peer Gynt: Poème Dramatique En 5 Actes

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    1 in stock

    £15.20

  • Les Belles Lettres Etre Soi-Meme

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    7 in stock

    £21.63

  • Nora oder Ein Puppenheim

    Klett (Ernst) Verlag,Stuttgart Nora oder Ein Puppenheim

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £7.55

  • Schoeningh Verlag Ein Volksfeind EinFach Deutsch Textausgaben

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    15 in stock

    £8.53

  • Schoeningh Verlag Ein Volksfeind. EinFach Deutsch

    3 in stock

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    3 in stock

    £30.40

  • Philipp Reclam Jun Verlag GmbH Nora Ein Puppenheim Schauspiel in drei Akten

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.31

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Ein Volksfeind

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.80

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Peer Gynt Ein dramatisches Gedicht

    7 in stock

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    7 in stock

    £7.70

  • Reclam Philipp Jun. Die Wildente Schauspiel in fnf Akten

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £7.45

  • Hedda Gabler Schauspiel in vier Akten

    Reclam Philipp Jun. Hedda Gabler Schauspiel in vier Akten

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £7.00

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