A Doll's House: A New Version by Frank McGuinness (Faber Plays)

This edition of the play was apparently cut for acting purposes, something I found out only after using it to prepare for a group reading of the play aloud. It does not contain the full text of the play; nor does it have the character of the original. I wish that had been made clear before I purchased it.

I love this adaptation. In my opinion the language is smart, clever, clearer, relatable, which makes the entire play easily understandable and far more enjoyable to read than other versions of the play that I have read. And it does all of this without compromising Ibsen's original work.

This is a classic play.

Fit the bill. Needed this play for my college granddaughter.

just what I needed

Received just as described. This seller is awesome!

Henrik Ibsen's classic play about a woman's attempt at self-actualization is still vital more than a hundred years after it was first produced. The particulars of Nora's endeavor to separate herself from her husband's infantilizing view of her, such as an attempt to control her own finances, may not resonate strongly with today's readers, who likely view such things as equally valid for either sex, but it was revolutionary in Ibsen's day. Keeping this in mind, we can see this drama as the courageous and moving piece of art that it has always been.

Ibsen's best known play about the strictures imposed on women by society. It may be from a hundred years ago, but the plight of Nora and her world is a cautionary tale about life now.Nora is simple and yet there is a complexity about her. Her naiveté is both her charm and her undoing. Torvald, her husband, is prominent and she is to be showy--a living doll. Nora is to be a mirror that reflects her husband beautifully.The plot concerns financial woes in the marriage--and secrets kept and broken--in these, the story is not unlike most stressful marriages.We can speculate about what Nora could or should have done but the die is cast.This play is good for helping younger readers understand that assumptions about roles in marriage are still there, and have to be understood and discussed in order to help a marriage thrive.If you have a place where you can read this aloud, try it. Plays were meant to be spoken. The translation is superb.