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Poetry & Drama
Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her. Arriving home after an extended honeymoon, Hedda struggles with an existence that... See More
Poetry & DramaIncludes the plays Peer Gynt, Rosmersholm, When We Dead Waken The three plays in this volume are representative of Ibsen's extraordinary achievement as a playwright. The first is perhaps his best known work, the great... See More
British & Irish
A doting husband. A troubled writer. A loaded gun. It's 2019 and Hedda Tesman returns to a life she can't seem to escape from. After thirty years of playing wife, Hedda is bitter and bored. When her estranged daughter, Thea... See More
Poetry & Drama
In this radical new version of Peer Gynt, David Hare kidnaps Henrik Ibsen's most famous hero and runs away with him into the twenty-first century. Stripped of fretwork and greenery, the play is projected into a freewheeling... See More
Poetry & Drama
First performed in 1877, "The Pillars of Society" was Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's first successful realist drama. Karsten Bernick is the dominant businessman in a small coastal town in Norway, with interests in... See More
Poetry & Drama
David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Donmar Warehouse, London Should the truth be pursued whatever the cost? The idealistic son of a wealthy businessman seeks to... See More
Poetry & Drama
Among the masterpieces of world literature, this early verse drama by the celebrated Norwegian playwright humorously yet profoundly explores the virtues, vices, and follies common to all humanity -- as represented in the... See More
British & Irish
Niru is a young Bengali woman married to an English colonial bureaucrat - Tom. Tom loves Niru, exoticising her as a frivolous plaything to be admired and kept; but Niru has a long-kept secret, and just as she thinks she is... See More
Poetry & Drama
Collected together here is a selection of six plays by Norway's most famous playwright, arguably one the greatest playwrights of all-time, Henrik Ibsen. In the first play of the volume, "Pillars of Society", Ibsen relates... See More
Education & Reference
One of the best-known, most frequently performed of modern plays, A Doll's House richly displays the genius with which Henrik Ibsen pioneered modern, realistic prose drama. In the central character of Nora, Ibsen epitomized... See More
Hedda Gabler returns, dissatisfied, from a long honeymoon. Bored by her aspiring academic husband, she foresees a life of tedious convention. And so, aided and abetted by her predatory confidante, Judge Brack, she begins to... See More
Poetry & Drama
"Meyer's translations of Ibsen are a major fact in one's general sense of post-war drama. Their vital pace, their unforced insistence on the poetic centre of Ibsen's genius, have beaten academic versions from the field"... See More
Teen & Young Adult
Henrik Ibsen's 1890 drama "Hedda Gabler" is one of the Norwegian playwright's best-known works and boasts one of the greatest female lead roles in the history of theatre. A new bride, Hedda is bored and disillusioned with... See More
Poetry & Drama
A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece. Johannes Rosmer has resigned as parish priest following the suicide of... See More
Hedda Gabler features one of the stage's most unforgettable heroines -- a role coveted by actresses the world over. Ibsen's fascinating tale of obsession and manipulation was first staged in 1891. See More
Mrs Alving is preparing for the opening of an orphanage, built in memory of her late husband. Her beloved artist son Oswald has returned from Paris to honour the occasion. But his long awaited homecoming rapidly descends... See More
Poetry & Drama
Ellida, the lighthouse-keeper's daughter, is trapped in her marriage and longs for the sea. When a former lover returns from years of absence, she is forced to decide between freedom and the new life she has made for... See More
Poetry & Drama
The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the... See More
Poetry & Drama
Henrik Ibsen (20th March, 1828 - 23rd May, 1906) is often referred to as the father of realism and ranked just below Shakespeare as Europe's greatest ever playwright especially as his plays are performed most frequently... See More
Crime, Thriller & MysteryWritten in 1857 and first performed in 1858, "The Vikings of Helgeland" is Henrik Ibsen's seventh play based on the old Norse sagas. The plot takes place during the time of Erik Blood-axe (c. 930-934) in the north of Norway... See More
Poetry & Drama
David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic play, published to coincide with its premiere at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, October 2010. When the lighthouse keeper's daughter Ellida meets the widower Dr... See More
Poetry & Drama
"Meyer's translations of Ibsen are a major fact in one's general sense of post-war drama. Their vital pace, their unforced insistence on the poetic centre of Ibsen's genius, have beaten academic versions from the field"... See More
Classics
The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen: Explore the complexities of ambition, creativity, and human relationships in "The Master Builder" by Henrik Ibsen. This play delves into the life of an architect and the consequences of... See More
Poetry & Drama
The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions (focussing on the... See More
Literary Fiction
'A Doll's House' is Henrik Ibsen's best-known play. This masterpiece created quite a stir when it was first released because of its feminist stance, and is considered by many to be the first truly feminist play ever written... See More
Poetry & Drama
A masterpiece of modern theater, Hedda Gabler is a dark psychological drama whose powerful and reckless heroine has tested the mettle of leading actresses of every generation since its first production in Norway in... See More
Poetry & Drama
Four of Ibsen's most important plays in superb modern translations, part of the new Penguin Ibsen series. In these four unforgettably intense plays, Henrik Ibsen explores the complex nature of truth, the tension between... See More
Poetry & Drama
Henrik Ibsen (20th March, 1828 - 23rd May, 1906) is often referred to as the father of realism and ranked just below Shakespeare as Europe's greatest ever playwright especially as his plays are performed most frequently... See More
Early Plays - Catiline, the Warrior's Barrow, Olaf Liljekrans from Henrik Ibsen's Theatrical Gems: Immerse yourself in the dramatic brilliance of Henrik Ibsen's early plays. Early Plays is a collection of theatrical gems... See More