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A night on the dark side of life ; Peer Gynt, by Henrik Ibsen, is a great play, with all the madness and absurdity of Alice in Wonderland.

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From: Express & Echo (Exeter UK)
Date: 20080625
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Peer Gynt, by Henrik Ibsen, is a great play, with all the madness and absurdity of Alice in Wonderland.

This 1962 translation by Michael Meyer, performed by the Cygnet Theatre Company, gave this production, set on a bare stage, a decidedly contemporary feeling. And director Alistair Ganley encouraged his actors to go at a cracking pace.

The play opened with a burst of fury from Peer's mother as she berated her wayward son, and the energy level never faltered. Neither did the humour, which teetered on the edge of savagery.

Harvey Robinson made a wonderfully vibrant Peer, Isabel Evans ...

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