Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Discover millions of ebooks, audiobooks, and so much more with a free trial

    Only $11.99/month after trial. Cancel anytime.

    Unavailable
    Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)
    Unavailable
    Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)
    Unavailable
    Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)
    Ebook132 pages1 hour

    Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)

    By Henrik Ibsen

    4/5

    ()

    Currently unavailable

    Currently unavailable

    About this ebook

    A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, considered by many to be Ibsen's dramatic masterpiece.

    Johannes Rosmer has resigned as parish priest following the suicide of his wife. But his increasingly liberal ideas make him an object of suspicion to the local worthies, who also disapprove of the presence in his house of a much younger woman, Rebecca West, formerly his wife’s companion. As their relationship deepens and their isolation builds, the increasing moral pressures they face force them inexorably towards their fate...

    'A masterpiece of psychological drama in an unpoetic but accessible, modern version by Mike Poulton that never succumbs to the temptations of melodrama... none of the solemn mustiness still afflicting Ibsen revivals' London Evening Standard

    'fascinating and complex' The Times

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNick Hern Books
    Release dateDec 21, 2017
    ISBN9781788500081
    Unavailable
    Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)
    Author

    Henrik Ibsen

    Born in 1828, Henrik Ibsen was a Norwegian playwright and poet, often associated with the early Modernist movement in theatre. Determined to become a playwright from a young age, Ibsen began writing while working as an apprentice pharmacist to help support his family. Though his early plays were largely unsuccessful, Ibsen was able to take employment at a theatre where he worked as a writer, director, and producer. Ibsen’s first success came with Brand and Peter Gynt, and with later plays like A Doll’s House, Ghosts, and The Master Builder he became one of the most performed playwrights in the world, second only to William Shakespeare. Ibsen died in his home in Norway in 1906 at the age of 78.

    Read more from Henrik Ibsen

    Related to Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)

    Related ebooks

    Performing Arts For You

    View More
    View More

    Related podcast episodes

    Related articles

    • Article

      “Where Did You Laugh?”

      Dec 14, 2019

      “Where Did You Laugh?”
      4 min read

    • Article

      My 21st-century Touchstone Play: Theatre Stars Share The Shows That Shook Them To The Core

      Feb 19, 2021

      Here at the Evening Standard, we recently tried to pull together the 21st-century’s greatest plays (read our list and see if you agree). But what about those plays that impact us more personally, that seem to speak to us directly and leave us getting

      7 min read

    • Article

      Refugees

      Mar 1, 2019

      Refugees
      12 min read

    • Article

      We Laughed–until We Cried

      Feb 5, 2020

      We Laughed–until We Cried
      4 min read

    • Article

      Review: Martyna Majok's Pulitzer-winning Drama 'Cost Of Living' Has Found An Ideal Home

      Nov 13, 2018

      LOS ANGELES - Two of the best productions this fall have happened at intimate theaters that are keeping up with the exciting developments in American playwriting. Earlier this season, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' "Gloria" was presented by Echo Theater Com

      3 min read

    • Article

      Critic's Notebook: Star Turns That Serve The Broadway Play — Elaine May, Daniel Radcliffe And Janet McTeer Show How It's Done

      Nov 26, 2018

      NEW YORK - When it comes to playwriting, Broadway has a supply problem. Although the new generation of American dramatists is blazingly talented, the great majority of these writers prefer the creative flexibility of more intimate stages. New dramas

      6 min read

    • Article

      Qui Nguyen Finds a Home in Orange County

      Apr 2, 2019

      As a playwright, I’m a little bit ADD artistically,” says Qui Nguyen. “I get bored really quickly. I put things in there that are kind of wild, just to keep myself entertained.” Nguyen’s breakthrough play, Vietgone, illustrates exactly what he’s talk

      5 min read

    • Article

      Onstage March 19

      Feb 25, 2019

      Onstage March 19
      26 min read

    • Article

      Cathedrals Made of Bricks

      Nov 25, 2019

      Cathedrals Made of Bricks
      6 min read

    • Article

      The 10 Best Shows

      Dec 19, 2016

      The 10 Best Shows
      3 min read

    • Article

      Our 25-year friendship

      May 6, 2021

      Our 25-year friendship
      3 min read

    • Article

      Carrie Coon Has Drawn Acclaim for Her TV Work, but Her Return to Theater in 'Mary Jane' Brings a Welcome Clarity of Character

      Oct 27, 2017

      NEW YORK - You can tell by the way Carrie Coon confidently maneuvers around the tables of a crowded Tribeca restaurant that this is an actress who has hit her stride. She recently completed two tours of television duty, receiving acclaim for her work

      6 min read

    • Article

      Jasmine Lee-Jones Interview: I Want People To Come To The Theatre Like They Watch Netflix

      Jun 24, 2021

      Back in 2019, you either saw seven methods of killing kylie jenner or you were trying to get a ticket for it. Jasmine Lee-Jones’s debut play, exploring female friendship, cultural appropriation and the internet, became one of the most talked-about pl

      5 min read

    • Article

      Editor’s Note

      Jul 25, 2019

      IF THE FIERCE WOMAN IN A BROCADE JACKET ON OUR cover is unfamiliar to you, allow us to correct that. Playwright Adrienne Kennedy is an American original as distinctive as any artist who’s ever walked among us. Born in 1931, she began writing her lyri

      2 min read

    Reviews for Rosmersholm (NHB Classic Plays)

    4/5

    25 ratings3 reviews

    What did you think?

    Tap to rate

    Review must be at least 10 words

    • 3/5
      Interesting perspective on love, relationships, and sociology, but not overly captivating. The end was uninspiring.
    • 4/5
      I watched a virtual play reading of this four-act piece by a local group of actors while following along in my copy at home. The rarely produced Ibsen has some incredibly timely moments. A recently widowed man finds himself changing his political beliefs and losing friends because of it. His relationship with Rebecca West, a friend who lives in his home, comes into question as his friends desert him. It's a bit eerie at times and has moments that challenge the reader to stand up for their own beliefs. It’s also the play mentioned throughout Lethal White (the fourth Cormoran Strike novel) because of the representation of white horses as ghosts.“In the present struggle men are growing evil. Their minds must be given a sense of peace and happiness and conciliation. That is why I now stand forth and openly confess to being what I am.”
    • 4/5
      Duke of Yorks, London. Felt the ending didn't quite fit with the tone of the remainder of the play but this was surprisingly gripping - very relevant to today, or at least this adaptation was, with its frequent allusions to politics, privilege and media. Hayley Atwell excellent as the proto-feminist Rebecca West, Tom Burke less so in his semi-titular role as the faithless and inert Rosmer - a bit too ACTING.