{"product_id":"9781472526410","title":"Doll's House","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eDoll's House\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHenrik Ibsen | Simon Stephens | Simon Stephens\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'I think I'm a human being before anything else. I don't care what other people say. I don't care what people write in books. I need to think for myself.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Henrik Ibsen's\u003ci\u003e A Doll's House \u003c\/i\u003epremiered in 1879 in Copenhagen, the second in a series of realist plays by Ibsen, and immediately provoked controversy with its apparently feminist message and exposure of the hypocrisy of Victorian middle-class marriage. In Ibsen's play, Nora Helmer has secretly (and deceptively) borrowed a large sum of money to pay for her husband, Torvald, to recover from illness on a sabbatical in Italy. Torvald's perception of Nora is of a silly, naive spendthrift, so it is only when the truth begins to emerge, and Torvald appreciates the initiative behind his wife, that unmendable cracks appear in their marriage.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  This compelling new version of Ibsen's masterpiece by playwright Simon Stephens premiered at the Young Vic Theatre, London, on 29 June 2012. It was updated with minor changes in 2013.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Stephens\u003c\/b\u003e has been the recipient of both the Pearson Award for Best New Play 2001-2 for his play \u003ci\u003ePort\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Olivier Award for Best New Play 2005 for \u003ci\u003eOn the Shore of the Wide World\u003c\/i\u003e. His recent plays include \u003ci\u003eHarper Regan\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003ePunk Rock\u003c\/i\u003e (Lyric Hammersmith\/Royal Exchange, Manchester), \u003ci\u003ePornography \u003c\/i\u003e(Traverse and Birmingham Rep), \u003ci\u003eWastwater\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court and Wiener Festwochen), \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Ubu\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eThree Kingdoms \u003c\/i\u003e(Lyric Hammersmith). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHenrik Ibsen\u003c\/b\u003e (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and poet whose realistic, symbolic and often controversial plays revolutionised European theatre. He is widely regarded as the father of modern drama. His acclaimed plays include\u003ci\u003e A Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGhosts\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pillars of the Community\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 October 2013\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781472526410\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e128\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57327410610316,"sku":"9781472526410","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_387d660e-18c9-496c-bb20-6ac6610fa558.jpg?v=1789614074","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472526410","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}