A Doll’s House

Summary: This BBC Television production of Ibsen’s A Doll’s House was presented to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the playwright’s death (Radio Times, 18 May 1956, p. 39).
Theatre play: A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) [more information]
Play synopsis: Nora, a young wife and mother is married to Torvald, a recently promoted bank manager. Life seems content and settled until their marriage is threatened when a terrible secret from Nora’s past comes back to haunt her and she begins to question their world. Widely regarded as a landmark of the modern stage, the play is a story of domestic revolution, female empowerment and the journey towards self-liberation.
Production history: It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month.
Date of transmission: Thursday 24 May 1956
Time: 8.00pm (105 mins)
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Producer

Stephen Harrison

Playwright

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)

Translator

Max Faber ('in a new English version by Max Faber’)

Designer

Stephen Bundy

Cast

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