Behind the Footlights: The Course of True Love…. Ibsen’s A DOLL’S HOUSE at The Arden
By Ellen Wilson Dilks "Well, we will share it, Nora, as man and wife should. That is how it shall be." Old City’s Arden Theatre Company starts of the new Year with an intimate production of Henrik Ibsen’s 1879 drama A Doll’s House (Adapted by Simon Stephens). Directed by the Company’s Artistic Director—and Co-founder—Terrence J. Nolan, this story of public perceptions vs. private realities runs from January 11 to February 25, 2018 on the Arden’s Arcadia Stage. To the outside world, Torvald and Nora Helmer are leading perfect lives, with nothing but happiness in their future, but they are not sharing everything as true partners in life. Torvald treats his wife like a child. Soon, a long-buried secret comes to light and it forces Nora to make the most difficult choice of her life. A Doll’s House was first presented on December 21, 1879 at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, having been published earlier that month. It was controversial at the time due t...
