Why Ibsen merits the updates

23 October 2025, The Tablet

Andrew Lincoln as Edward in The Lady from The Sea

JOHAN PERSSON

Because a key theme of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is marital damage, especially to women, his plays have experienced the opposite of dating, revived at least as frequently this century as last. Updating is the current craze.

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