Bury Theatre Workshop to stage ‘A Doll’s House’ at Unitarian Meeting House
Torvald Helmer (Jon Bolderson) is horrified when he learns of the secret that his wife Nora (Eileen Dreyer) has been keeping. Photo: Stuart Devereux.
A play about marriage and the unequal balance of power between husband and wife is being presented by Bury Theatre Workshop, next month.
“A Doll’s House”, by Henrik Ibsen, shocked audiences when it was first performed in 1879, and the question of what it really means to love someone still resonates today.
Nora is indulged by her adoring husband, Torvald, but he treats her like a child and controls her actions, even down to her enjoyment of sweets.
The revelation of a shattering secret makes her realise that she is his doll and her happy marriage built on hollow foundations. Will she stay in the Doll’s House, or make a bid for painful freedom?
Director Pelham Elliott says: “The danger of relationships where power is all on one side and a woman may struggle to find an independent voice is as topical today as it was in 1879.”
Performances will be held in the Unitarian Meeting House, in Churchgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, from March 17 to 19.
Tickets are priced at £12.50 for adults, £10 for under 21’s and Saturday matinee. Under 12’s free.
Shows start at 7.30pm and 2.30 pm Saturday matinee
Booking: burytheatreworkshop.org.uk or pay on the door, subject to availability.