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Who is Peer Gynt and why do we care? (play by dramatist Henrik Ibsen)
From: American Theatre
Date: 19980501
Author:McKinley, Jesse
Dramatist Henrik Ibsen's play 'Peer Gynt' has always been a difficult drama to like because of its length, theme and the fact that the play invariably gets lambasted by critics. A view of four different productions of Ibsen's play in different locations, however, has indicated that the true appeal of 'Peer Gynt' lies in its numerous scenes, styles and subplots. The chaos of the script even permits variations.
A quartet of new productions offers some surprising answers
It's never been easy loving Peer Gynt. Like its irascible hero, Henrik Ibsen's epic picaresque is an unwieldy, meandering ...
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