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One century after his death, the plays written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) remain as topical and provocative as ever. Theaters all over the world continue to stage The Pillars of Society, A Doll's House, Ghosts, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler and The Wild Duck. In the USA and Russia, in France or China, it is virtually impossible to take a course in world literature without taking a long hard look at the works of Henrik Ibsen, the father of modern drama. It is said that Ibsen is today the most frequently performed dramatist in the world, next to Shakespeare.
Two new biographies of Ibsen are scheduled for publication; public Norwegian radio will stage a version of "Love's Comedy," which will later be adapted into rock musical; and it seems the film "Playing Ibsen" will be ready for release in 2006. The action is set in Italy in some hot summer months of 1867, when Ibsen was writing Peer Gynt. The English-language film aims to be an Ibsen equivalent of "Shakespeare in Love".See the full content of this document
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Ibsen in the Spotlight
One century after his death, the plays written by Norway's Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) remain as topical and provocative as ever. Theaters all over the world continue to stage The Pi...
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