Donmar Warehouse

THE LADY FROM THE SEA

THE LADY FROM THE SEA

By Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Elinor Cook

12 October 2017 – 2 December 2017

Reviews

Ellida, the lighthouse-keeper’s daughter, is trapped in her marriage and longs for the sea. When a former lover returns from years of absence, she is forced to decide between freedom and the new life she has made for herself.

Donmar Associate Kwame Kwei-Armah directed Ibsen’s moving play about duty and self-determination following the Olivier Award-nominated One Night in Miami….


 

Production Photos

CAST
in order of speaking

Ballestred Jim Findley
Bolette Helena Wilson
Lyngstrand Jonny Holden
Hilde Ellie Bamber
Doctor Wangel Finbar Lynch
Arnholm Tom McKay
Ellida Nikki Amuka-Bird
The Stranger Jake Fairbrother

CREATIVE TEAM

Director Kwame Kwei-Armah
Designer Tom Scutt
Lighting Designer Lee Curran
Sound Designer Emma Laxton
Composer Michael Bruce
Casting Alastair Coomer CDG

Photo of Nikki Amuka-Bird by Daniel Kennedy
Rehearsal and production photography by Manuel Harlan