Enjoy a reading aloud from Henrik Ibsen's classic A Doll's House.
How about a digital break in the run-up to Christmas? Join us for a quiet literature session at Ibsenstua in Brekkeparken. Put away your phone, sit back and enjoy a quiet moment in the midst of the busy days of Christmas.
This time Karen Kjeøen Erikstad will read A Doll's House in two parts, on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December at 3:00 p.m. The play was Henrik Ibsen's major international breakthrough when it was published in 1879, and is still performed on theatre stages around the world.
The price includes coffee/tea and macaroons, with the option to purchase other refreshments. All rights reserved – this weekend only.
Price: NOK 150 for one reading NOK 250 for both
Welcome to an atmospheric and mobile-free Christmas time in Brekkeparken!
You can use annual passes at this event.
NOTE: Few seats available!
Don't quite remember? Here's a brief summary:
A DOLL'S HOUSE
Nora lives a seemingly problem-free life with Torvald Helmer and three children. But she has a secret.
At the beginning of their marriage, Torvald was seriously ill, and the doctors thought it necessary to travel abroad to get him well. It was a very expensive trip, and Torvald believes Nora used her father's inheritance to pay for it. But Nora did not receive any money from her dying father. Instead, she took out a loan from lawyer Krogstad at the bank. To do so, she had to forge her father's signature.
Eventually, Torvald becomes the head of the bank, and dismisses attorney Krogstad. But Krogstad has exposed Nora's forgery and threatens to make it known if he is not allowed to keep his position. Nora is very distressed. When Torvald learns of the threat and Nora's forgery, he becomes furious, and shows a condescending and egocentric attitude towards Nora.
In the midst of the argument, Krogstad announces that he will not reveal the secret after all. Torvald is relieved and wants to continue the marriage as before, but Nora can no longer live with him. In the process, he has revealed that he is more concerned with avoiding scandal than being a good husband to her.
Nora realizes that she has never done any self-reflection. She has only been a tool in the hands of men. The marriage is not founded on mutual respect and understanding.
Nora leaves home, husband and children; she wants to become independent.
“I have to see to it that I educate myself. You are not the man to help me with that."
When
Dec 6 – Dec 7
