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A Doll's House

A Doll's House

by Henrik Ibsen

Classic
Drama
Medium Cast (9-13)

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A Doll's House





One of Ibsen's best known plays exploring marriage and the role of a wife.


Story:

Nora Helmer is a vibrant young housewife who nonetheless suffers from a crippling dependency on her husband of eight years. He, Torvald, has always done the thinking for the both of them. In order to save Torvald from a debt, and to spare his masculine pride, Nora arranges a loan without his knowledge, and does so by forging a signature. The inevitable revelation of the crime results in an unexpected reaction from Torvald: Rather than being grateful to Nora, he is incapable of accepting the pride and self-sufficiency she demonstrated in taking care of him, and he accuses her of damaging his good name. The illusions behind their marriage are exposed, and Nora wakes to feelings of self awareness for the first time in her life. Torvald is not the man she thought she knew. They are husband and wife, yes, but they are strangers as well. And in one of the most famous, and scandalous, climaxes in all of nineteenth-century drama, Nora leaves her husband and children, determined to forge a new identity from the one she has always known.


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Production Rights

Rolf Fjelde Translation
Christopher Hampton Translation
Michael Meyer Translation
Frank McGuinness Adaptation
Nicholas Rudall Translation
Thornton Wilder Adaptation

Cast and Creative Team

Playwright

Playwright
Henrik Ibsen



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Palmer's Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 21, 1889
Original Cast
Beatrice Cameron

1894 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Empire Theatre
Opening Night
Feb 15, 1894
Total Performances
1
Original Cast
Minnie Maddern Fiske, Frankie Bailey, Mabel Bell, Bijou Fernandez, Sydney Cowell Holmes, Alice Leigh, John McKeever, Vincent Sternroyd, William H. Thompson, Courtenay Thorpe, Edith Wachterhauser

May 21, 1902 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Manhattan Theatre
Opening Night
May 21, 1902
Total Performances
1
Original Cast
Helen Ashley, Claus Bogel, Charles J. Burbidge, Max Figman, Mrs. Fiske, Mary Maddern, Eleanor Moretti, Queenie Phillips, Helen Stevenson, Harry Wright, James Young

May 30 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Manhattan Theatre
Opening Night
May 30, 1902
Total Performances
1
Original Cast
Helen Ashley, Claus Bogel, Charles J. Burbidge, Max Figman, Mrs. Fiske, Mary Maddern, Eleanor Moretti, Queenie Phillips, Helen Stevenson, Harry Wright, James Young
Producer
Mrs. Fiske

1905 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
Opening Night
May 2, 1905
Total Performances
15
Original Cast
Ethel Barrymore, Joseph Brennan, Bruce McRae, Sara Perry, Beryl Pullman, Chester Pullman, Helen Pullman, Edgar Selwyn, May Davenport Seymour, Eleanor Wilton
Producer
Charles Frohman

Jan 1907 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Princess Theatre, Bijou Theatre
Opening Night
Jan 14, 1907
Total Performances
28
Original Cast
John Findlay, Mabel Findlay, Theodore Friebus, Violette Hill, Master William B. James, Mrs. Jacques Martin, Dodson Mitchell, Alla Nazimova, Blanche Stoddard

Nov 1907 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Bijou Theatre
Opening Night
Nov 18, 1907
Total Performances
49
Original Cast
Violette Hill, Gladys Hulette, Rosalind Ivan, Mrs. Jacques Martin, Dodson Mitchell, Alla Nazimova, Warner Oland, Lillian Singleton

1908 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Daly's Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 2, 1908
Original Cast
Mme. S. A. Basina, K. V. Bravich, A. N. Feona, D. I. Grusinsky, S. Kiroff, Vera F. Kommissarzhevskaya, Mme. O. P. Narbekov, A. P. Nelidov, Nicholas Orloff, Mme. E. L. Shilovsky, Mme. V. O. Tizenhausen, Mme. N. N. Tukalevsky, A. I. Zakushnyak
Producer
Mme. Vera F. Komisarzhevskaya Repertory

1918 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Plymouth Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 29, 1918
Total Performances
32
Original Cast
Lionel Atwill, Katherine Emmett, Charity Finney, A. O. Huhn, Alla Nazimova, George Probert, Amy Veness, Roland Young
Producer
Arthur Hopkins

1937 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Morosco Theatre, Broadhurst Theatre
Opening Night
Dec 27, 1937
Total Performances
144
Original Cast
Ruth Gordon, Sam Jaffe, Harold Johnsrud, Dennis King, Paul Lukas, Lorna Lynn Meyers, Grace Mills, Jessica Rogers, Howard Sherman, Margaret Waller
Director
Jed Harris
Producer
Jed Harris
Scenic Design
Donald Oenslager
Costume Design
Donald Oenslager

1971 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Playhouse Theatre
Opening Night
Jan 13, 1971
Total Performances
111
Original Cast
Claire Bloom, Patricia Elliott, Robert Gerringer, Donald Madden, Eda Reiss Merin, Roy Shuman, Kate Wilkinson
Director
Patrick Garland
Producer
Hillard Elkins
Scenic Design
John Bury
Costume Design
John Bury
Lighting Design
John Bury

1975 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
Opening Night
Mar 5, 1975
Total Performances
54
Original Cast
Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, Michael Chambers, Barbara Colby, Gibby Gibson, Paula Gibson, Michael Granger, Wayne Harding, Barton Heyman, Judith Light, Helen Stenborg
Director
Tormod Skagestad
Producer
The New York Shakespeare Festival
Scenic Design
Santo Loquasto
Costume Design
Theoni V. Aldredge
Lighting Design
Martin Aronstein

1997 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Belasco Theatre
Opening Night
Apr 2, 1997
Total Performances
150
Original Cast
John Carlisle, Peter Gowen, Jan Maxwell, Janet McTeer, Owen Teale, Liam Aiken, Robin Howard, John Ottavino, Rose Stockton, Paul Tiesler
Director
Anthony Page
Producer
Bill Kenwright
Scenic Design
Deirdre Clancy
Costume Design
Deirdre Clancy
Lighting Design
Peter Mumford
Sound Design
Scott Myers and John Owens

2023 Broadway Revival

Theatre
Hudson Theatre
Opening Night
March 9, 2023
Total Performances
100
Original Cast
Jessica Chastain, Arian Moayed, Jesmille Darbouze, Tasha Lawrence, Michael Patrick Thornton, Okieriete Onaodowan
Director
Jamie Lloyd
Producer
The Jamie Lloyd Company
Adaptation
Amy Herzog
Scenic Design
Soutra Gilmour
Costume Design
Soutra Gilmour & Enver Chakartash
Lighting Design
Jon Clark
Sound Design
Ben & Max Ringham
Original Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto
Choreography
Jennifer Rias

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DVD
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DVD
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Merchandise

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Awards and Reviews

2023 Tony Awards

Best Revival of a Play
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Jessica Chastain
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Arian Moayed
Best Direction of a Play
Best Lighting Design of a Play
Best Sound Design in a Play

2023 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play - Jessica Chastain
Outstanding Sound Design of a Play
Outstanding Adaptation
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play - Arian Moayed

2023 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival of a Play
Outstanding Direction of a Play
Distinguished Performance Award - Jessica Chastain
Distinguished Performance Award - Arian Moayed

2023 Drama League Award Nominations

Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play - Jessica Chastain

1997 Tony Award Nominations

Best Revival Of A Play
Best Actress In A Play - Janet McTeer
Best Featured Actor In A Play - Owen Teale
Best Direction Of A Play

1997 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Revival Of A Play
Outstanding Actress In A Play - Janet McTeer

1997 Theatre World Award Nominations

Janet McTeer

1975 Tony Award Nominations

Best Actress In A Play - Liv Ullmann

1975 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Actress In A Play - Liv Ullmann

1971 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Performance - Claire Bloom

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