This tool is unavailable at the moment. Please try again later.
Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. Just answer a few questions.
This estimator is only for amateur productions. Professional customers should contact the Licensing department directly to enquire about a title's availability: [email protected]
Important: The cost quoted is an estimate only and may differ when you apply for a licence.
A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 4w, 3m
An Irresponsible Biographical Fantasy by Charles Busch
The play Ibsen never wrote – but with more laughs and a happy ending! Shortly after the death of playwright Henrik Ibsen, his former protégée begins peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright’s misdeeds – but his widow will preserve her husband’s legacy by any means necessary.
Shortly after the death of celebrated playwright Henrik Ibsen, his widow Suzannah receives word that her husband’s former protégée is in town peddling a libelous diary exposing the playwright’s misdeeds. Enlisting help from her sharp-witted stepmother, Ibsen’s long-lost illegitimate son, a servant girl with a wayward pelvis, and an enigmatic rodent exterminator known as the Rat Wife, Suzannah sets out to preserve her husband’s legacy by any means necessary.
Written by the legendary Charles Busch, Ibsen’s Ghost tells a tall (and hilarious) tale of the toll a great man’s ghost takes on the women at the soul of his work.
A Victorian-style sitting room. 1906.
“A hilarious must-see… A fast-paced frolic with a little romance and plenty of laughs.” – Broadway World
“A plunge into the world of absurdism… encompassing everything from lowbrow to highbrow humor, pratfalls, farce, witty repartee, satire, sitcom antics, parody, and just plain screwball silliness. Ibsen’s Ghost is a joy ride all the way.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“If you're looking for a highly literate lark, this is it.” – Lighting & Sound America
Ibsen’s Ghost at 59E59 Theaters
Behind the Scenes at 59E59 Theaters
Ibsen’s Ghost is…
Charles Busch is the author and star of such plays as The Divine Sister, The Lady in Question, Red Scare on Sunset, The Confession of Lily Dare and Vampire Lesbians of Sodom; one of the longest-running plays in the history of off-Broadway. His play The Tale of the Allergist’s ...
by Charles Busch
Charles Busch