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John Gabriel Borkman Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman By Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen


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Summary

A gripping version of Ibsen's most contemporary play, first performed at the Bridge Theatre, London, in 2022.

John Gabriel Borkman Summary

John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen

John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback.

Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past.

Henrik Ibsen's most contemporary play and his penultimate, John Gabriel Borkman is gripping, penetrating and savagely funny. This version by Lucinda Coxon premiered at the Bridge Theatre, London, in September 2022, directed by Nicholas Hytner, with a cast led by Clare Higgins, Simon Russell Beale and Lia Williams.

John Gabriel Borkman Reviews

'A staggering, dark portrayal of family dynamics that have been warped by misplaced values and the denial of love... full of difficult emotions and fierce feeling'

* WhatsOnStage *

'Weird, funny, bleak... a blackly humorous piquancy... [the play] has a whipsmart humour and wonderful momentum to it: a depiction of frozen lives finally experiencing one last calamitous thaw before the end of their days'

* Time Out *

'Riveting... a penetrating character study of highly flammable, alpha masculinity'

* Guardian *

'One of Henrik Ibsen's richest plays, full of penetrating sounds and images - and of writing that vaults... a remarkable study of a charismatic personality'

* Observer *

'Astonishing... the most dramatic passion we've seen on stage all year... Never a false note... shockingly funny... devastating one-liners... holds you riveted'

* TheatreCat *

About Henrik Ibsen

Lucinda Coxon's other plays include Happy Now?, Herding Cats and an adaptation of Harriet Lane's novel Alys, Always, and her screenplays include The Danish Girl, The Little Stranger and The Crimson Petal and the White.

Additional information

GOR012871618
9781839041242
1839041242
John Gabriel Borkman by Henrik Ibsen
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Nick Hern Books
20221006
74
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

Customer Reviews - John Gabriel Borkman