Stage: Ghosts (London)
Duchess Theatre; London;Â February 23 â March 27, 2010
After seeing this seemingly aimless production, I took up the program to look for some statement of directorial intention. But the âHenrik Ibsen said thisâ and âHenrik Ibsen did thatâ of the program text, presented through a series of quotes and anecdotes, in which the director of the present production was absent, was fit for Cliffs Notes. This reinscription of what might be called (with a hint of melancholy) âIbsen the classicâ perfectly reflected director Iain Glenâs production (in Frank McGuinnessâ serviceable translation), which fell tediously short of the complexity of Ibsenâs play.
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