There is no way in hell to stage "Peer Gynt" in a way that would make Ibsen's monumental epic drama accessible to anyone who didn't grow up on the fabulous legend of this Norwegian folk hero. But ...
I expected the worst: when one reads that a director has abused the actors at a public preview one assumes a disaster is in the offing. But, compared to such previous Olivier stinkers as The Villains' ...
Despite a barnstorming lead performance, this rock-star version of Ibsen’s fantasy fable is a bit obvious There are times when Irina Brook’s undeniably eye-catching take on Ibsen’s fantastical ...
In Memoriam Polly March: a master of the arts and a rare patron of kindness. Review by Andrea Caruana Though whittled down to three hours from Bergman's four-hour interpretation, to keep an audience ...
A new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Peer Gynt will have its world premiere in Malta at Spazju Kreattiv in September. Adapted by acclaimed British playwright Brad Birch – who accepted the ...
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) wrote his five-act allegorical drama Peer Gynt in 1867 while living in Italy. It tells the story of the downfall and subsequent redemption of a Norwegian peasant anti-hero.
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt” has been tamed. Gone are the trolls and dozens of actors, not to mention three acts and as many hours, ...
Decades ago in a K-TEL informercial, a tweedy British pitchman assured us that a highbrow record collection was "all the classical music your family will ever need." Swirling around David Schweizer's ...
Thought impossible to stage, the original Peer Gynt is Henrik Ibsen‘s 1867 5-act masterwork of poetic indulgence, combining trolls, demons, storms, even a pack of apes. Thought to be a deliberate ...
The Scandinavian fascination with the Middle East probably goes back to pre-history when Norwegian Myth placed Aasegard, the home of the gods, somewhere in the Mediterranean Basin. In order to ...