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“Worth dropping everything to see.” – Fringe Review
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“A flawless production: understated elegance and meticulous performances underscore a searing clarity of vision.” – Everything Theatre
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“The screw turns slowly, but with devastating effect.” – The Arts Desk
English translation:
Should truth be pursued at all cost?
Using Ibsen’s original text, the production brings a distinctive perspective on the dramatic and comic genius of Norway’s greatest playwright. Following sold-out runs in London and Bergen, this fresh new staging of Ibsen’s The Wild Duck is a co-production between The Coronet Theatre, The Norwegian Ibsen Company, and Den Nationale Scene Bergen.
In The Wild Duck, Ibsen envisions the deadly danger of idealism with the story of a family torn apart by the revelation of a web of secrets. The arrival of an outsider, whose idealistic mission is to reveal all in the name of truth and honesty, has shocking consequences.
«When we catch ourselves in the mirror in the morning, we hold our stomach in. When we smile at each other through the window of social media, it’s all fake and filtered smile. We fictionalize and stage our lives for ourselves and one another – but are we blind to the truth? – Alan Lucien Øyen, director.
Using Ibsen’s original text, this brand new staging, which is performed in Norwegian with English subtitles, has a cast of some of Norway’s most celebrated actors, and is directed by Hedda Award-winner Alan Lucien Øyen.
The Coronet’s partnership with The Norwegian Ibsen Company has delivered sell-out co-productions of When We Dead Awaken and The Lady from The Sea, which received both audience and critical acclaim.