Details

Classic drama about a woman's struggle against prejudice and fear written in 1881. On her country estate, Mrs Alving is building an orphanage in memory of her dead husband. As her son Oswald, a successful artist living in Paris, returns home and the Pastor arrives to dedicate the orphanage, it seems she can finally bury the painful memories of her past. But over the course of one day, the dark secrets and unresolved tensions of the past are brutally exposed. The strange and complex relationships that bind Mrs Alving and her son to their maid Regina, her father Engstrand and to the priest Manders come to light - and we discover the shocking truth about her dead husband.

Cast/Performers

Penny Downie (Helen Alving), Declan Conlon (Jakob Engstrand), Eleanor McLoughlin (Regina Engstrand), Pierro Niel-Mee (Osvald Alving), James Wilby (Pastor Manders)

Creatives/Company

Author: Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by: Mike Poulton
Director: Lucy Bailey
Design: Mike Britton
Lighting: Oliver Fenwick
Sound: Richard Hammarton
Music: Richard Hammarton