A flawless production: understated elegance and meticulous performances underscore a searing clarity of vision.

A riveting production that evokes the tragedy and intrigue of the original text in harrowing detail.

raw and well assembled

Pros: The Wild Duck is a witty and inventive adaptation of Ibsen’s masterpiece. Cons: The play lacks in subtext and can sometimes feel more intellectual than emotional. Henrik Ibsen wrote The Wild Duck in 1884. He was white, Norwegian, and fifty-six. He had fathered an illegitimate child. His father was declared bankrupt. This is the truth, we are told, but from the very moment this word is uttered, at the beginning of the play, we are invited to question everything. What ...

An Ibsen play successfully transported to the present day by some of Norway’s finest actors, in a near-flawless production. Norwegian language with surtitles sounds daunting, but it isn’t.

An affordable and pleasant evening at the theatre for fans of costume drama.

A thought provoking production that will have you walking away from this perfectly stripped down theatre feeling empowered.

A confronting, challenging and compelling adaptation that engages with love and domesticity to evoke a keen sense of discomfort.

An engaging and stylish production, despite moments of blurred focus in the action.

Ibsen’s tale of domestic repression may well have been daring in 1879, but feels more like a dusty museum piece now.