Little Eyolf (NHB Classic Plays)

Little Eyolf (NHB Classic Plays)

Ibsen's forensic examination of a marriage as it falls apart, in a version by Richard Eyre. How is a life well-lived? Alfred Allmers comes home to his wife Rita and makes a decision. Casting aside his writing, he dedicates himself to raising his son. But one event is about to change his life forever.Little Eyolf was first performed in 1894. This new version, adapted and directed by Richard Eyre, premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2015. The third in a trilogy of revelatory Ibsens,Little Eyolf follows Richard Eyre’s multi-award-winning adaptations ofGhosts (Almeida, West End and BAM, New York), andHedda Gabler (Almeida and West End).