Ibsen House
Ibsen House
Toneelgroep Amsterdam / Simon Stone
Toneelgroep Amsterdam / Simon Stone

With Ibsen House, Toneelgroep Amsterdam continued its successful collaboration with the Australian writer and director Simon Stone, following his staging of Medea. For this large-scale production, Stone drew inspiration from various plays by Henrik Ibsen, which he brought together into an entirely new work for the stage. In doing so he created a compelling family saga spanning several generations and more than fifty years of history.
A compelling family saga in a revolving house
- Date
- May 9, 2017
What stayed with audiences and critics above all was the impressive revolving glass house at the centre of the production. Within this set, the story of three generations of the same family unfolded. The house remained unchanged while time passed by around it. In this way it became a powerful image of how family histories, memories and secrets are handed down from one generation to the next.
Together with Simon Stone's swift, cinematic directing style and a large ensemble cast, this made for a production that made a deep impression at home and abroad. Ibsen House played at international festivals and in theatres throughout Europe, including the Festival d'Avignon, the Schaubühne in Berlin and Toneelhuis in Antwerp. The production attracted a great deal of international press attention and once again confirmed Toneelgroep Amsterdam's strong position on the international stage.
With actors such as Hans Kesting, Maria Kraakman, Janni Goslinga and Maarten Heijmans, the company also showed what it is known for: strong ensemble theatre in which great stories are told by an exceptional group of actors.
"Gripping family epic, spectacular design, glorious actors." – Trouw ★★★★



Credits
after motifs by
Henrik Ibsen
text and direction
Simon Stone
scenography
Lizzie Clachan
costume design
An D'Huys
music
Stefan Gregory
dramaturgy and translation
Peter Van Kraaij
lighting design
James Farncombe
with
Celia Nufaar, Hans Kesting, Bart Klever, Maria Kraakman, Janni Goslinga, Claire Bender, Maarten Heijmans, Aus Greidanus jr., Eva Heijnen, Bart Slegers and David Roos
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