Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House
4 Extra Debut. Ibsen's groundbreaking play transposed to India, 1879: Can Niru survive saving her husband Tom鈥檚 reputation? Stars Indira Varma.
Tanika Gupta transposes the setting of Henrik Ibsen's classic play to India in1879.
'Nora', now Niru, is an Indian woman married to 'Torvald', now Tom, an English man working for the British Colonial Administration in Calcutta.
Niru risks her own reputation in order to save her husband's and in the process discovers herself.
Starring Indira Varma and Toby Stephens.
This fresh version of A Doll's House takes a fresh look at the play shining a light on British colonial history and race relations as well as gender politics and class.
Niru ..... Indira Varma
Tom ..... Toby Stephens
Mrs Lahiri ..... Shaheen Khan
Kaushik Das ..... Shiv Grewal
Uma ..... Rani Moorthy
Dr Rank ..... Conrad Nelson
Bob ..... James Allen
Peter ..... Matthew Allen
Tabla Maestro ..... Shahbaz Hussain
Dancer ..... Anjum Malik
Director: Nadia Molinari
First broadcast on 大象传媒 Radio 3 in October 2012.
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Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Niru | Indira Varma |
Tom | Toby Stephens |
Mrs Lahiri | Shaheen Khan |
Kaushik Das | Shiv Grewal |
Uma | Rani Moorthy |
Dr Rank | Conrad Nelson |
Bob | James Allen |
Director | Nadia Molinari |
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