December 2008 – A Dolls House

  • Playwright – Henrik Ibsen
  • Location – Harrogate Studio Theatre
  • Director – Frank Moorby

Cast

  • Torvald Helmer – Alan Harwood
  • Nora, his wife – Rachel Conyers
  • Dr Rank – Paul Dunstan
  • Mrs Linde – Jenny Antram
  • Nils Krogstad – Chris Rawson

The story of Nora, the delicate and over-protected wife of Torvald Helmer, who bravely walks away from her confined marriage in a quest for freedom and self-enlightenment, remains poignant and real for modern-day audiences.

Naïvely, Nora has secretly borrowed money for her husband by forging her father’s signature. Krogstad, her creditor, has discovered her fraud and threatens to expose her in order to ruin Torvald.

When Torvald finally finds out, Nora is appalled that he would protect his own reputation rather than support her.