the way that so many plays are filmed now like the rsc and nt or stratford ontario or even smaller regional places would film anything...imagine if they used to do that w the rsc during those peter hall years or nt in the 70s 😭😭😭😭😭 i'm really v distraught abt this
MWW Artwork of the Day (1/16/24)
Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)
Starry Night (Stjernenatt)(c. 1922–24)
Oil on canvas, 140 x 119 cm.
Munch-museet, Oslo
In "Starry Night" you can see a shadow which is cast on the veranda steps by a strong indoor light. The shadow, probably Munch’s own, contributes to the painting’s evocation of loneliness in the face of death. At the same time as Munch was painting the winter landscapes around Ekely he was very interested in Henrik Ibsen’s play John Gabriel Borkman. The shadow of Munch that we see in "Starry Night" could just as well be interpreted as that of Borkman, the old man on his way out into the winter night in order to die in the play’s tragic final scene.
Hi! Am sure you’ve got it already but I’ve got the theatre programme for NT’s John Gabriel Borkman (1996 production; Bryant as Foldal). Would you like me to scan or take pics of relevant pages and send to you?
Hello! Thank you for the message. I have got the John Gabriel Borkman programme but thank you so much for thinking of me. I’ve still got quite a number to find but that was one of the ones that I located on eBay.
This is the first review from our ‘Three plays in three days London trip.’ It’s JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN, by Henrik Ibsen (SEE LINK), directed by Nicholas Hytner, and starring Simon Russell-Beale. London’s best and newest theatre (until SohoPlace opened the day afterwards), te director of the best production we’ve seen in years and Simon Russell-Beale in the title role. What could possibly go wrong?…
Review: John Gabriel Borkman, Bridge Theatre
If it weren't for Lia Williams, Clare Higgins and Simon Russell Beale, this would be punishing in the extreme
Lia Williams, Clare Higgins and Simon Russell Beale offer an acting masterclass in the chilly wasteland of Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman at the Bridge Theatre
“There are different rules for exceptional people”
I wouldn’t normally be rushing to see an Ibsen play in all honesty but the dual drivers of John Gabriel Borkman being one of his plays that I’ve never seen before and Nicholas Hytner’s…
John Gabriel Borkman is a brilliant production @_bridgetheatre #Londontheatre #Ibsen
This is Ibsen’s second to last play, written in 1896, but it felt as though it was a commentary on life, and public life, today. A pared back set and simple lighting allowed the words and the acting to do all the work. The writing is lovely, the characters are knowing, able to see others’ faults while managing to avoid seeing their own. It is quite a bleak play, in a bleak winter setting, but…
TODAY: All 47 tracks of my full score to Adrian Giurgea’s production of Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman to my Patreon. . Consider joining from the link in my bio. I’ve enjoyed sharing new work there on a consistent basis and have really come to see my output there as my day job. In fact that is presently my sole source of income so if you wish to support my commercial or non-commercial work that is the best way to do so between album releases. . I’m really proud of this new score that is 6 months in the making. Thanks for listening. . - Daniel (at Porto, Portugal) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgvFydDDyjc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=