Excellent play, Very disappointing production.

Would you try another book written by Henrik Ibsen and Stephen Mulrine or narrated by the narrators?

Another Ibsen definitely, but not performed by this company/director

What didn’t you like about the narrators’s performance?

Over earnest delivery, most of the players straining to demonstrate their emotions in their lines. Very disappointing that the actors weren't empowered to speak naturally. Sounded as though they were performing to a class of 10-year olds in a patronising fashion. Were they trying to play it in a style they thought appropriate to the 1880s? If so, I think they guessed incorrectly. I've seen and heard Ibsen productions that flow properly and sound like real people are speaking.

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Use of plot and imagery demonstrates Ibsen's perceptions of the human condition and of power inequalities in family/society. Is the main psychological theme (the life-lie) overly emphasised? It might not have seemed so if played in a more nuanced way.

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