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John Gabriel Borkman
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5f, 3m
A new translation of the Ibsen classic by Nicholas Wright.
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Cast Size
5f, 3m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen)
Details
Summary
John Gabriel Borkman, a former 'pillar of
the community', has been in voluntary seclusion in an upstairs room
since enduring a prison sentence for embezzlement. His wife, her twin
sister, his son and even Borkman himself are all trapped in the
suffocating atmosphere of this claustrophobic household.
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Henrik Ibsen
At age 23, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) became theatre director and resident playwright of the new National Theatre at Bergen, charged with creating a national drama. He directed the Norwegian Theatre in Kristiana from 1857 to 1863, when the theatre went bankrupt. He then set off ...
Nicholas Wright
Nicholas Wright was born in Cape Town. He trained as an actor and joined the Royal Court Theatre in London as Casting Director before becoming the first director of the Royal Court’s Theatre Upstairs, where he presented an influential programme of new and first-time writing. ...
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