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Trinity's revisions dwarf symbolism in 'Gynt'; "Peer Gynt" at Trinity Repertory Theatre, Providence, through March 1.

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From: The Boston Herald
Date: 19980212
Author:Fanger, Iris

Henrik Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" is one of those 19th century classics that is approached with reverence when it's approached at all. A long, sprawling, poetic pilgrimage of one selfish man's life, the play is generally considered to be an unstageable masterpiece.

But that doesn't keep theater folks from trying.

Enter David Henry Hwang, the resident playwright at Trinity Rep and author of both the Broadway hit "M. Butterfly" and the Broadway turkey "Face Value."

Hwang and Swiss director Stephan Muller have brought a revisionist ax to Ibsen's work, with results that are ...

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