Details
Written in 1897 and one of the author's last plays. John Gabriel Borkman has been in voluntary seclusion in an upstairs room since serving a prison sentence for embezzlement. His estranged wife Gunhild, her twin sister Ella, his son Erhart, the divorcee Mrs Wilton and Borkman himself, are all trapped in a suffocating atmosphere of their household. There are only two ways out.
Cast/Performers
Simon Russell Beale (Borkman),
Clare Higgins (Gunhild),
Lia Williams (Ella Rentheim),
Sebastian De Souza (Erhart Borkman),
Daisy Ou (Frida Foldal),
Laila Rouass (Fanny Wilton),
Michael Simkins (Wilhelm Foldal)
Creatives/Company
Author:
Henrik IbsenAdapted by:
Lucinda Coxon (from a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund)
Director:
Nicholas HytnerDesign:
Anna FleischleCostume:
Liam Bunster