''Nora'' is a theatre show directed by
Haris Pasovic and produced by the
East West Theatre Company based in
Sarajevo,
Bosnia and Herzegovina. The show is based on
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. As one of the founders of modernism in theatre, Ibsen is often referred to as "the father of realism" and one of the most influential playw ...
's 1879 play ''
A Doll's House'', which was translated into
Bosnian by Munib Delalic. ''Nora'' is the story of a young successful couple who seemingly live a perfect life but suffer from marital problems under the surface.
Plot
The story focuses on Nora and Torvald Helmer, who, as in Ibsen's original, are a successful married couple who live a handsome and sophisticated lifestyle. At first glance, the life of Nora and Torvald is a modern model of a happy marriage. Torvald is a rising star in the financial world who is careful to preserve the couple's public image, enjoys luxury cars and collects expensive watches. At the same time he enjoys a blissful family life, alongside an attractive wife and a five-year-old daughter. His wife Nora also enjoys shopping, clothes, shoes, perfumes, watches, exclusive brands, and luxury lingerie. Their sex life is quite liberal and extravagant.
Things change when Nora’s old friend Christine suddenly comes back into Nora’s life. From an ascetic, hard working young woman, Christine soon transforms into a
femme fatale
A ''femme fatale'' ( or ; ), sometimes called a maneater or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising, deadly traps. She is an archetype of ...
who, powered by ambition and greed, mercilessly climbs the social ladder. Her lover, Helene Krogstad (who in Ibsen’s original is a male character) blackmails both Nora and Torvald. Dr. Rank, a friend of the Helmers, is dying of a terminal disease and decides to admit to Nora and that he is in love with her. A financial crisis begins to beguile Torvald while Nora slowly loses her composure.
The show premiered in Sarajevo and toured Macedonia during the
Ohrid Summer Festival. It was also played during the opening of the International Theatre Festival Desire in Subotica
Original Cast
The premiere was held on January 24, 2009 and it included the following cast:
DESIRÉ central station 2009: H''aris Pasovic, theater director ahead of its time''
cited December 14, 2011
References
{{A Doll's House
Theatre in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Culture in Sarajevo
Adaptations of works by Henrik Ibsen