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A Doll’s House starring Jessica Chastain!
It has recently been announced that as part of the new Jamie Lloyd Company season at London’s Playhouse Theatre, Henrik Ibsen’s classic play will be returning to the stage for a limited 12-week run! Jessica Chastain is set to star in this new version of a theatre classic.
Tickets for A Doll’s House are now on sale and selling quickly so make sure you don't miss your chance to get your tickets to this new A Doll’s House play.
What is A Doll’s House about?
The play focuses on Nora Helmer, a middle-class, middle-aged wife and mother. In the past, she has broken laws and the rules of convention to do what she thought necessary to protect her family. However, the past seems to have caught up with her. Forced to come to terms with the realities of her situation in a way that she never has before, Nora becomes disenchanted with the life she, and everyone else, expected her to lead and decides to make a drastic and life-altering change.
A Doll’s House Jessica Chastain stars!
Jessica Chastain is poised to take the lead in the newest production of A Doll’s House which is set to run at London’s Playhouse Theatre, though the rescheduled performance dates have yet to be announced. The actress’ big break came when she starred opposite Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life, however, she rose to fame after starring as Celia Foote in the smash-hit film The Help. Her role in the film would earn the actress her first Academy Award nomination.
She would go on to earn another Academy Award nomination and win a Golden Globe for her starring role in Zero Dark Thirty which fictionalised the hunt for, capture and killing of Osama bin Laden. The actress has starred in numerous Hollywood films since her rise to fame, and is no stranger to the stage, though this will mark her UK and West End debut.
In addition to performing at the esteemed Carnegie Hall, the actress has played starred in such iconic plays as Romeo and Juliet, The Cherry Orchard, Salome and Othello. Further casting information on A Doll’s House at the Playhouse Theatre has yet to be announced.
A Doll’s House creative team
This newest version of A Doll’s House comes from renowned adaptor and translator Frank McGuinness whose personally penned plays include The Factory Girls, Dolly West’s Kitchen, and Someone Who’ll Watch Over Me.
His work joins the new Jamie Lloyd season which includes Martin Crimp’s new version of Cyrano De Bergerac starring James McAvoy. West End tour de force Jamie Lloyd has made a name for himself as a premier interpreter of the work of Harold Pinter. He would go on to present a 6-month long season of the playwright’s work in 2018’s widely acclaimed and star-studded Pinter at the Pinter. Lloyd saw great success in his tenure as Associate Director at Donmar Warehouse and Artistic Director at Trafalgar Studios. His work has earned him numerous Olivier Award nominations and one win thus far.
Design for A Doll’s House comes from award-winning designer Soutra Gilmour (Inadmissible Evidence, Antigone, Urinetown) additional information about the creative team will be released in due course.
A Doll’s House through the years
Ibsen’s play premiered in 1879 and became an overnight success, though it certainly stirred controversy with its content. The play has been widely performed and adapted since it first made waves in Denmark that would spread around the world.
Notable runs include the award-winning Simon Stephens version which enjoyed 2 sell-out runs at the Young Vic before transferring on to the Duke of York’s Theatre and eventually making its way to New York. The critically acclaimed Carrie Cracknell production starred the award-winning Hattie Morahan and Dominic Rowan.
Most recently a reimagined version of the classic play set in Calcutta premiered at the Lyric Hammersmith for a limited 1-month run that ended in early October 2019. The show marked Rachel O’Riordan’s directorial debut and starred Anjana Vasan and Elliot Cowan.
Several film versions of the story have been made over the years including two separate versions which were both released in 1973, one starring Jane Fonda and the other starring Anthony Hopkins. The story has been transplanted, adapted and updated in various ways throughout the years including a 2012 short film entitled Nora in which award-winning Hattie Morahan reprises her role, though a modernised imagining of the character.
A Doll’s House London 2020
This new production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic is sure to set the West End alight. A Doll’s House tickets are already in incredibly high demand, so you won’t want to miss your chance to see Jessica Chastain in her West End debut!
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Jamie Lloyd's A Doll's House with Jessica Chastain and The Seagull with Emilia to be rescheduled
Set to take the West End by storm backed by the star power of Jessica Chastain (It Chapter Two) and Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones, Terminator Genisys), Jamie Lloyd's two star-studded productions The Seagull and A Doll's House will now be rescheduled to run at London's Playhouse Theatre at a later date. Ticketholders will be contacted by their point of sale regarding refunds.
28 May, 2020 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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Lyric Hammersmith to screen A Doll's House for free on YouTube on 20 May
London's Lyric Hammersmith has announced a free screening of A Doll's House* this month on YouTube. The production, which ran last autumn, will only be available to watch for a limited time on the venue's YouTube channel on Wednesday, 20 May 2020 from 2.30pm until midnight UK time. The Lyric play received overwhelming praise during the time of it's run. In her review of A Doll's House for London Theatre Direct, Sandra Howell called Tanika Gupta's adaptation "highly original and innovative" and praised her for "building on the tension and shock of the original." Be sure to catch this special stream next week!
11 May, 2020 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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Tickets now on sale for A Doll's House starring Jessica Chastain at The Playhouse
Tickets to see Jessica Chastain in her West End debut this summer are now on sale! The multi-award-winning American actress will take on the role of Nora Helmer in A Doll's House, which marks the third production to run at London's Playhouse Theatre as part of the new 2019/20 Jamie Lloyd season. The Henrik Ibsen classic has been freely adapted by Frank McGuinness and is set to run from 10 June until 5 September 2020. Be sure to book your tickets sharpish to secure the best seats and prices whilst stocks last!
29 Jan, 2020 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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Get the best seats for A Doll's House starring Jessica Chastain at The Playhouse Theatre!
It was announced last autumn that Golden Globe Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain is set to star in a new production of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. The play will be a new version adapted by Frank McGuinness and directed by Jamie Lloyd as part of his star-studded new season at the Playhouse Theatre. Tickets to see Jessica Chastain in A Doll's House go on sale with London Theatre Direct tomorrow 29 January at 10am.
Read below to find out how to get the best seats for this hotly anticipated new production!
28 Jan, 2020 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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Jessica Chastain to headline new A Doll's House production at The Playhouse
It has just been announced that Golden Globe Award-winning actress Jessica Chastain is set to make her UK stage debut in a new staging of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. The upcoming Playhouse Theatre production will form a part of Jamie Lloyd's new season at the popular West End venue and will be staged in a version written by Frank McGuinness. Although tickets for A Doll's House starring Jessica Chastain go on sale in January 2020, you can still book your tickets for Jamie Lloyd's epic season opener Cyrano de Bergerac starring James McAvoy, which opens next month on the 27th of November.
25 Oct, 2019 | By Nicholas Ephram Ryan Daniels

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What’s closing in London Theatre this month? (October 2019)
Autumn is the season when the trees shed their leaves ahead of the colder winter days to come. It symbolises endings and is a time to reap what we sow. Just like the new season which represents change, London theatre will also see change this month as various shows close their doors. However, just like with autumn and its reminder to treasure what we have before it ends, we too can enjoy these shows before they end. Read below to see what’s closing in London Theatre and find how much time you have left to see these wonderful productions.
1 Oct, 2019 | By Jade Ali

Reviews / Features
London Theatre Review: A Doll's House at the Lyric Hammersmith
What a brilliantly inspired idea for Tanika Gupta to reimagine and set Ibsen’s A Doll’s House in nineteenth-century India at the height of the British Raj’s dominion over India; providing a critical commentary of British Imperialism. It is an excellent fit, particularly as Nora, now called Niru, is cast as a young Bengali woman married to Tom (originally Torvald), a white British civil servant working for the British government imposing British rule over India.
30 Sep, 2019 | By Sandra Howell

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Last Chance To See A Doll’s House At The Duke of York’s Theatre Prior To New York Transfer
You only have four weeks left to see Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed production of A Doll’s House at the Duke of York’s Theatre!
1 Oct, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct

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Hattie Morahan returns to A Doll's House at the Duke Of York's Theatre
The sell-out Young Vic production of A DOLL'S HOUSE transfers to the Duke Of York's
19 May, 2013 | By London Theatre Direct
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