In his preshow speech, Court Theatre artistic director Charles Newell asked the audience how many had ever seen Henrik Ibsen’s 1888 play The Lady from the Sea before. “We’re at Court Theatre and we’re doing an Ibsen play only four people have seen,” he responded. That alone helps make the case for this production, which […]
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For Your (Re)Consideration finds dramatic gems from the past with resonances for today
Ghostlight Ensemble’s online festival celebrates overlooked women playwrights.
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A streamlined version of A Doll’s House races through Writers Theatre
Even without a door slam, Henrik Ibsen’s classic hits home.
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A Doll’s House, Part 2 checks in on Ibsen’s characters 15 years later
Nora Helmer returns—and this time it’s personal.
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A dramatization of eternal hell would be preferable to Redtwist’s maudlin, moralizing Ghosts
The time, place, and motives are unclear in the humorless production.
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The Goodman’s new Enemy of the People gives us a hero we can’t believe in
This Thomas Stockmann is courageous, tenacious, and a little nuts: a man of our times.
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Becky Shaw, Fun Home, and nine more notable new stage shows
A black comedy at Windy City Playhouse and a black musical at Victory Gardens are among this week’s best bets.
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Roz and Ray, Turtle, and eight more new stage shows
A tables-turning HIV drama and a world premiere from Redtwist are among this week’s best bets.
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Grounded, Dogs of Rwanda, and a dozen more new theater reviews
Two solo performances are among this week’s best bets.
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Michael Halberstam moonlights with the fledgling company Definition Theatre
As A Doll’s House plays in the city, Writers Theatre’s new Jeanne Gang-designed facility goes up in the burbs.
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Show us your Ibsen, and the rest of this week’s screenings
New reviews and notable screenings in this week’s issue
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Putting the humanity back in Hedda Gabler
Writers Theatre’s full-color Hedda Gabler puts the humanity back in Ibsen’s classic.
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Ibsen’s Dead Issues
It’s a struggle to make Ghosts seem scandalous in the age of August: Osage County.
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Ghosts
Tony Adler reviews Court Theatre’s 1990 production of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts.