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Henrik Ibsen - A Doll's House

4 Extra Debut. Ibsen's groundbreaking play transposed to India, 1879: Can Niru survive saving her husband Tom’s 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 Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 in October 2012.

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2 hours

Last on

Sun 30 Apr 2023 01:00

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

Broadcasts

  • Sun 7 Oct 2012 20:30
  • Sun 22 Dec 2013 20:15
  • Sat 29 Apr 2023 06:00
  • Sat 29 Apr 2023 11:00
  • Sat 29 Apr 2023 17:00
  • Sun 30 Apr 2023 01:00