The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen

The Lady from the Sea by Henrik Ibsen

Ibsen's moving play about duty and self-determination, relocated to the Caribbean in the 1950s.

'Elinor Cook's beautiful new version is transporting.. unforgettable'

* The Observer *

'One of the strangest and most haunting of Ibsen's works… Elinor Cook's sharp adaptation and relocation to a post-colonial British island manages to update the proceedings while also emphasising the social expectations that make this less of a paradise than it looks for the female characters in the play… draws on its Caribbean setting for some fine moments of humour'

* Independent *

'In Elinor Cook's strong new adaptation... could have been written yesterday… a beautiful, delicate and universal portrayal of human relationships at their most complex'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Profoundly beautiful… what you take away are both lightness and depth, and there could be no greater honour to the balancing act of Ibsen’s great human comedy than that'

* The Arts Desk *

'Elinor Cook's new version clarifies a familiar text… the dialogue [is] updated with a good deal of ingenuity'

* Guardian *

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. His plays include: Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler, Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken. Elinor Cook is a playwright whose work includes: a version of Ibsen's The Lady from the Sea (Donmar Warehouse, 2017); Out of Love (Paines Plough/Theatr Clwyd/Orange Tree tour, 2017); Pilgrims (HighTide/Theatr Clwyd/The Yard, 2016); Image of an Unknown Young Woman (Gate Theatre, London, 2015); and The Girl’s Guide to Saving the World (HighTide, 2014). She was the winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright in 2013. Author photo by Richard Davenport

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781848427181
ISBN 10	1848427182
Title	The Lady from the Sea
Author	Henrik Ibsen
Series	Nhb Classic Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2018-10-23
Number of pages	144
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.