© John Gabriel Borkman in a new version by Frank McGuinness
OVERVIEW
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Playwright
Frank McGuinness
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Adapted / Translated From
Henrik Ibsen
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Author Notes
A new version from a literal translation of Ibsen's 1896 play.
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Setting
The action takes place during a winter evening at the Rentheim family estate outside the capital.
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Synopsis
John Gabriel Borkman was once a great man. Wealthy, powerful, revered. He gave up love for success and was handsomely rewarded.
But now, disgraced and destitute after a financial scandal and jail, the former director of the bank paces out each day, alone in an upstairs room, planning his comeback.
Downstairs his wife Gunhild lives a parallel life, plotting for their son to restore the family’s reputation. The claustrophobia of their lives is shattered once and for all with the arrival of Gunhild’s twin sister Ella, the woman whose love Borkman gave away…
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Play Type
Adaptation/Translation
Number Of Acts
Full-Length
Cast size
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Male
3
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Female
5
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Total
8