LITTLE EYOLF

by Henrik Ibsen
translated, adapted and directed by Terje Tveit

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith
17 January - 12 February 2006

Produced by Dale Teater Kompani

Little Eyolf is one of Ibsen’s rarely performed plays in which a tragic accident ignites an explosion of unexpressed resentment and desire that exposes the weak foundations of the Allmers’ marriage.

It is a biting portrait of a marriage poisoned by self-doubt and self-delusion that illuminates Ibsen's reputation as a precursor to Freud and illustrates why his characters continue to resonate with today’s audience.

The raw expression of emotional and psychological isolation is accompanied by a rich visual and verbal imagery that explores the life of the natural world into which the human drama extends.