Henrik Johan Ibsen Father of Modern Drama

Copenhagen, Denmark Det Kongelige Teater December 21, 1879 100 performances Torvald Helmer: Emil Poulsen / Karl Mantzius / August Liebman Nora: Betty Hennings

Avenue Theatre and Royalty Theatre 1892-1893 Janet Achurch (1864-1916) - first to play Nora in England Played many Shakespearian roles, but best known for her pioneering roles in Ibsen’s plays Torvald Helmer: Charles Charrington Dr. Rank: W.R. Staveley Mrs. Kristine Linde: Carlotta Addisonor

Janet Achurch (1864-1916) - first to play Nora in England

Played many Shakespearian roles, but best known for her pioneering roles in Ibsen’s plays

Torvald Helmer: Charles Charrington

Dr. Rank: W.R. Staveley

Mrs. Kristine Linde: Carlotta Addisonor

Manhattan Theatre 1902 Nora: Minnie Maddern Fiske Torvald: Max Figman

BBC Television Production Juliet Stevenson- Nora Trevor Eve- Torvold First shown on PBS in the series Masterpiece Theatre on 29.03.1992

Juliet Stevenson- Nora

Trevor Eve- Torvold

First shown on PBS in the

series Masterpiece Theatre

on 29.03.1992

1972 Movie Version Director- Patrick Garland Nora- Claire Bloom Torvald- Anthony Hopkins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwnBukRiRJI&feature=related

Lee Breuer's 2007 Version

Bated Breath Company Production- Summer 2008 In this original contemporary adaptation, A Doll’s House fuses magical realism with gritty reality where nothing is as it seems… Nora flies and the doll’s house burns. Using physical theatre and strong visuals, this production of A DOLL’S HOUSE is groundbreaking theatre.