Mabou Mines Dollhouse

Details

A production that sets A Doll's House inside a doll's house. Mabou Mines' recreation of Ibsen's nineteenth century classic is a stunning mix of the absurdity of Alice in Wonderland and the searing emotional drama of the original play. The scathing criticism of the traditional roles of men and women in Victorian marriage is brilliantly inventive, funny and profound. Legend of New York's avant-garde, Lee Breuer, overturns traditional ideas of proportions to portray female subjugation in a male dominated society. Tall women are cast as the belittled female characters and the overbearing men are played by actors under five feet tall. The small-minded husband is perfectly proportioned for the tiny furniture, while his statuesque wife must squeeze into the doll's house setting. UK Premiere. Performed in English. Please note this performance contains adult content and nudity. Running time approx. 2 hours 30 mintues.

Cast/Performers

Eamonn Farrell, Richardo Gil, Hannah Kritzeck, Margaret Lancaster, Ilia Dodd Loomis, Kristopher Medina, Maude Mitchell, Honora Fergusson Neumann, Mark Povinelli, Jessica Weinstein

Creatives/Company

Adapted by(s): Lee Breuer, Maude Mitchell (from Ibsen)
Director: Lee Breuer
Music: Eve Beglarian
Design(s): Narelle Sissons, Jane Catherine Shaw (puppetry)
Lighting: Mary Louise Geiger
Costume: Meganne George
Choreographer(s): Eamonn Farrell, Martha Clarke (special choreography), Eric Liberman (special choreography)