We are delighted to be returning to the Barons Court Theatre to present Ibsen's Olaf Liljekrans. Yes, it is an early Ibsen, but one that I've found to have such a heart. Unlike The Feast of Solhaug and Lady Inger, both of which we have found fascinating but quite heavy dramatic pieces, Olaf Liljekrans is quite a light piece which merely hints at much more serious problems with society. The role of women in society remains a key theme and strong female characters each, in thei

After having read Holly's great blog post, I, too, wanted to reflect on the three projects we have collaborated on. It has been a wonderful three years working on these productions with some amazing actors and I have been trying to understand why these three productions (Lady Inger (Produced by Jump Cut Productions), Emilia Galotti and The Feast at Solhaug) have resonated so much with me and how I have approached them from the beginning. Why did I even choose these pieces? Th

The Ottisdotter journey so far feels both ethereal and visceral: an ivy-laden path through a triad of lost loves, each wrought with its own heart-wrenching mistakes, oversights and missed opportunities. The synthesising urges of the dramaturgical mind (a mind no less brought to consciousness by Lessing himself) asks what is it that brings these three plays together; what common ground creates a lineage that unites Lady Inger, Emilia and The Feast’s Margit as a trio of endurin