Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

ISBN: 9781840028065

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Peer Gynt

Peer Gynt

ISBN: 9781840028065

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Overview

Peer Gynt is a dreamer, a liar and a serial womaniser. Cast out from his hometown, Peer embarks on a wild and astonishing journey in search of fame and fortune that takes him from Norway to Africa and eventually back home again. This is an exhilarating tale of a life lived on the edge. This radical new co-production promises a mix of trolls, madmen, dancing girls and live music. Under the direction of Dominic Hill in a colourful new version from the writer of the Rep's recent hit show "Monkey", Peer Gynt finally brings together two of Scotland's most acclaimed theatre companies. Be prepared for a theatrical roller-coaster ride through one of the greatest works of modern literature. This version of the play opens at the Dundee Rep in September 2007.

Authors

Henrik Ibsen

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 ...

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