A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath

A Doll's House, Part 2 by Lucas Hnath

'There's a knock at the door.' Fifteen years after Nora Helmer slammed the door on her stifling marriage, leaving her family behind, she's back with an urgent request. Lucas Hnath's funny, probing and bold play is both a continuation of Ibsen's complex exploration of traditional gender roles, and a sharp contemporary take on the struggles inherent in all human relationships across time. A Doll's House, Part 2 premiered at South Coast Repertory, California, in 2017, and transferred to Broadway later that year. It received its UK premiere at the Donmar Warehouse, London, in 2022, directed by James Macdonald with a cast led by Noma Dumezweni as Nora.

'Smart, funny and utterly engrossing… This unexpectedly rich sequel reminds us that houses tremble and sometimes fall when doors slam, and that there are living people within, who may be wounded or lost… MrHnath has a deft hand for combining incongruous elements to illuminating ends'

-- Ben Brantley * New York Times *

'Hnath's play is less a conventional sequel than a thought experiment inspired by the original. Luckily, Hnath is no mean thinker... Provocatively, the play functions as both homage and riposte, casting a critical eye on Nora's choices and trying to wrestle with their consequences... Hnath writes fast, vibrant dialogue – much of it in a salty, modern vernacular'

* Guardian *

'Provocative, funny and, ultimately, generous... A Doll's House, Part 2 demonstrates just how imposing is that big doorway Nora walked through once upon a time, and the guts it takes to keep walking through it, again and again'

* Washington Post *

'Freedom versus responsibility, attachment versus solitude, domestic stability versus individual growth – these subjects are thrashed out in the explosive context of gender and social class'

* Los Angeles Times *

'Lucid and absorbing... Judiciously balances conflicting ideas about freedom, love and responsibility'

* Time Out New York *

'As much an ingenious elaboration and deconstruction of A Doll's House as a sequel, and it stands perfectly on its own'

* Hollywood Reporter *

'Scintillating and genuinely thought-provoking... a play that asks many-faceted questions about love, loneliness and freedom'

* The Stage *

'Razor-sharp and frequently hilarious'

* Time Out *

'How on earth do you follow up Ibsen's masterpiece? Exactly like this. Lucas Hnath's audacious sequel is nothing less than essential viewing'

* Telegraph *

'Thrilling... intricately layered... the rare sequel that richly delivers'

* Arts Desk *

Lucas Hnath's plays include Dana H., Hillary and Clinton, Red Speedo, The Christians, A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay about the Death of Walt Disney, Isaac's Eye and Death Tax.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781839041006
ISBN 10	1839041005
Title	A Doll's House, Part 2
Author	Lucas Hnath
Series	Nhb Modern Plays
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Nick Hern Books
Year published	2022-06-16
Number of pages	80
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.