![]() The original title ‘ Gengangere ’ is a Scandinavian word that means ‘something that walks again’ or ‘revenants.’. ![]() It was published in 1881 and premiered in 1882 in Chicago, Illinois, where a Danish company performed it for an audience of Scandinavian immigrants. His recent stage productions include Quartermaine’s Terms (Wyndham’s Theatre) and The Pajama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre). Ghosts ( Gengangere) is a play by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Through a close reading of both the text and performance of Henrik Ibsens tragedy Ghosts. He previously directed Hedda Gabler in 2005, which he also adapted. between audience and actors, and even the characters of the play. Richard Eyre’s most recent production for the Almeida was last year’s acclaimed The Dark Earth and the Light Sky. ![]() Her recent screen credits include May Day (BBC) and the Mike Leigh film Another Year, for which she won numerous awards. One of Britain’s most respected actresses, Lesley Manville was last seen on stage in the National Theatre’s 2012 production of Grief. Lesley Manville leads the cast as Helene in Richard Eyre’s new adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s play. ![]() She is determined to escape the ghosts of her past by telling her son, Oswald, the truth about his father.īut on his return from his life as a painter in France, Oswald reveals how he has already inherited the legacy of Alving’s dissolute life. Helene Alving has spent her life suspended in an emotional void after the death of her cruel but outwardly charming husband. ![]()
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