John Gabriel Borkman Tickets
2.8 (6) · Contemporary Drama
Simon Russell Beale plays Borkman in Ibsen’s towering masterpiece
Overview
John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past.
Critic reviews
Staggering, dark portrayal of family dynamics
Hytner directs fluidly and kinetically
Simon Russell Beale is doubly commanding as Ibsen’s charismatic banker in a problem-raising revival
Definitely has a few exceptional performances
Held together by some powerhouse performances
Solid rather than sensational
Not even Simon Russell Beale can shore up Ibsen’s financial-crisis drama
Entertainingly twisted and explosive emotion
The three central performances are focused and intense
Simon Russell Beale shines in Ibsen’s leaden melodrama
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Date & time
Audio Described: Sat 5 Nov, 2.30pm
Captioned: Sat 12 Nov, 2.30pm
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