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A Doll's House
''A Doll's House'' (Danish language, Danish and ; also translated as ''A Doll House'') is a three-act Play (theatre), play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. It premiered at the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879, having been published earlier that month. The play is set in a Norwegian town . The play concerns the fate of a married woman, who, at the time Feminism in Norway, in Norway, lacked reasonable opportunities for self-fulfillment in a male-dominated world. Despite the fact that Ibsen denied it was his intent to write a feminist play, it was a great sensation at the time and caused a "storm of outraged controversy" that went beyond the theater to the world of newspapers and society. In 2006, the centennial of Ibsen's death, ''A Doll's House'' held the distinction of being the world's most-performed play that year. UNESCO has inscribed Ibsen's autographed manuscripts of ''A Doll's House'' on the Memory of the World Register in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Johan Ibsen (; ; 20 March 1828 – 23 May 1906) was a Norwegian playwright, poet and actor. Ibsen is considered the world's pre-eminent dramatist of the 19th century and is often referred to as "the father of modern drama." He pioneered theatrical realism, but also wrote lyrical epic works. His major works include ''Brand'', ''Peer Gynt'', '' Emperor and Galilean'', '' A Doll's House'', '' Ghosts'', '' An Enemy of the People'', '' The Wild Duck'', '' Rosmersholm'', '' Hedda Gabler'', '' The Master Builder'', and '' When We Dead Awaken''. Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and ''A Doll's House'' was the world's most performed play in 2006. Ibsen was born into the merchant elite of the port town of Skien, and had strong family ties to the families who had held power and wealth in Telemark since the mid-1500s. Both his parents belonged socially or biologically to the Paus family of Rising and Altenburggården—the extende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egil Törnqvist
Per Egil Törnqvist (19 December 1932, Uppsala – 9 March 2015, Amsterdam) was Professor of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Amsterdam and an academic literary critic. Earlier (1961) he was in charge of the drama division in the comparative literature program at Uppsala University."Drama Survey", by Bolingbroke Society/ref> From 1969 to 1997 he was professor of Scandinavian languages and literature at the University of Amsterdam. His daughter is artist Marit Törnqvist. Books *(1968) "Drama of Souls: Studies in O'Neill's Super-naturalistic Technique." *(1970) "Drama of Souls", , ''Yale University Press'' *(1982) "Strindbergian Drama" *(1991) "Transposing Drama: Studies In Representation", *(1993) "Filmdiktaren Ingmar Bergman" *(1995) "Ibsen: A Doll's House (Plays in Production)", , ''Cambridge University Press'' *(1999) "Ibsen, Strindberg and the Intimate Theater: Studies in TV Presentation" *(2003) "Bergman's Muses: Aesthetic Versatility in Film, Theatre, Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Carlisle (actor)
John Carlisle (6 September 1935 – 7 December 2011) was an English television and stage actor. Early life Carlisle was born in London and named John Roxburgh Clark. He decided in his early teens that he wanted to become an actor. He started acting in amateur productions until he was called up for National Service. Upon his release he worked odd jobs, determined to finance an acting course at RADA. Eventually he found himself with enough money, only to discover all his hard work had been unnecessary, for he had been entitled to a council grant all along. On completion of his training at RADA, Carlisle joined Harrogate Repertory and subsequently appeared in repertory all over the country, including at Ipswich, Birmingham and Liverpool. ''Grand Theatre Wolverhampton: Relatively Speaking'', Programme April 1968. http://www.grandmemories.co.uk/Memory.aspx?MemoryId=238&FileId=2666#Images Television and film While appearing in repertory at Birmingham, Carlisle was spotted by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Granger
Michael Granger (May 14, 1923 – October 22, 1981) was an American actor. Early life Granger was born Milton Grossman in Kansas City, Missouri. He was Jewish. Career Granger appeared in '' The Big Heat'' and in B movies such as '' Creature With The Atom Brain'', as well as on TV shows including ''Rawhide'', ''Kojak'', ''Gunsmoke'' and '' The Untouchables''. He created the role of Lazar Wolf, the butcher, in the original Broadway production of ''Fiddler on the Roof'' in 1964, and can be heard on the original cast album singing ''L'Chaim'' with Zero Mostel. He appeared in Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House'' at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center with Liv Ullmann and Sam Waterston in 1975, and was again on Broadway in 1980 in Tennessee Williams' '' Clothes for a Summer Hotel.'' Known for his resonant bass speaking voice, in the final years of Granger's life he became a sought-after voiceover actor. Death Granger died October 22, 1981, in New York City of heart failure. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arian Moayed
Arian Moayed (; born April 15, 1980) is an Iranian-American actor, screenwriter, and director. Moayed received two Tony Award nominations for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performances in '' Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo'' (2011) and ''A Doll's House'' (2023), and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role as Stewy Hosseini in HBO's ''Succession''. Moayed portrayed Todd Spodek in Netflix's '' Inventing Anna'' and Agent P. Cleary in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Spider-Man: No Way Home'' and Disney+ series '' Ms. Marvel''. Early life Arian Moayed was born in Tehran, Iran. His father is a banker by profession. His parents emigrated from Iran in 1986. The family settled in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, when Moayed was five years old. He grew up in a family that he has described as "Muslim, practicing Muslims." He speaks Persian. Moayed graduated from Glenbrook South High School in 1998. He then received a bachelor's degree from Indiana Univer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owen Teale
Owen Teale (born 20 May 1961) is a Welsh character actor having appeared in many films, including ''Robin Hood'' (1991), '' The Hawk'' (1993), ''King Arthur'' (2004), '' The Last Legion'' (2007), '' Tolkien'' (2019), and '' Dream Horse'' (2020). On television, he has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' (1985), ''David Copperfield'' (1986), '' The Thin Blue Line'' (1995), '' Ballykissangel'' (1999), ''Line of Duty'' (2012), '' Stella'' (2012–2013), '' A Discovery of Witches'' (2018–2022), and '' The Rig'' (2023). Teale is best known known for his role as Ser Alliser Thorne in the HBO fantasy TV series ''Game of Thrones'' (2011–2016). In 1997, Teale won a Tony Award for his performance in a Broadway production of Henrik Ibsen's ''A Doll's House''. Early life Owen Teale was born on 20 May 1961, in North Cornelly, south Wales, son of Roy and Louise Teale. He attended Cynffig Comprehensive School in Kenfig Hill; he was suspended from the school for disciplinary offences, and credit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Waterston
Samuel Atkinson Waterston (born November 15, 1940) is an American actor. Waterston is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, Golden Globe Award, and Screen Actors Guild Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two BAFTA Awards. His acting career has spanned over five decades acting on stage and screen. Waterston received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2012. Waterston studied at the Sorbonne in Paris and the American Actors Workshop. He started his career in theater on the New York stage, appearing in multiple revivals of Shakespeare. Waterston starred in numerous productions at the Public Theatre including '' Indians'' (1969), '' The Trial of Catonsville Nine'' (1970), ''A Doll's House'' (1975), ''Hamlet'' (1975), ''Measure for Measure'' (1977), and ''Benefactors (play), Benefactors'' (1980). H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Chastain
Jessica Michelle Chastain (born March 24, 1977) is an American actress and producer. Known for primarily starring in projects with Feminism, feminist themes, she has received List of awards and nominations received by Jessica Chastain, various accolades, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award, in addition to nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award, two Tony Awards and two British Academy Film Awards. ''Time (magazine), Time'' magazine named her one of the Time 100, 100 most influential people in the world in 2012. Chastain developed an interest in acting from an early age and made her professional stage debut in 1998 as William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Juliet. After studying acting at the Juilliard School, she worked on television and stage. After making her film debut at age 31 in the drama ''Jolene (film), Jolene'' (2008), Chastain had her breakthrough in 2011 with six film releases, including the dramas ''Take Shelter'' (2011) and ''The Tree of Life (film), The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet McTeer
Janet McTeer (born 5 August 1961) is an English actress. She began her career training at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before earning acclaim for playing diverse roles on stage and screen in both period pieces and modern dramas. She has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, an Olivier Award, a Golden Globe Award and nominations for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2008 she was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to drama. McTeer made her professional stage debut in 1984, and was nominated for the 1986 Olivier Award for Best Newcomer for ''The Grace of Mary Traverse''. She received the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in ''A Doll's House'' in 1997. For her roles on Broadway, she received two other nominations for '' Mary Stuart'' in 2009 and ''Bernhardt/Hamlet'' in 2019. McTeer has also gained acclaim for her film roles, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liv Ullmann
Liv Johanne Ullmann (born 16 December 1938) is a Norwegian actress and filmmaker. Recognised as one of the greatest European actresses of all time, Ullmann is known as the muse and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, whom she dated for five years. She acted in many of his films, including ''Persona (1966 film), Persona'' (1966), ''Cries and Whispers'' (1972), ''Scenes from a Marriage'' (1973), ''The Passion of Anna'' (1969), and ''Autumn Sonata'' (1978). Ullmann won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama in 1972 for the film ''The Emigrants (film), The Emigrants'' and has been nominated for another four. In 2000, she was nominated for the Palme d'Or for her second directorial feature film, ''Faithless (2000 film), Faithless''. She has received two BAFTA Award nominations, and two nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for ''The Emigrants (film), The Emigrants'' and Ingmar Bergman's ''Face to Face (1976 film), Face to Face''. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Meyer (translator)
Michael Leverson Meyer (11 June 1921 – 3 August 2000) was an English translator, biographer, journalist and dramatist who specialised in Scandinavian literature. Early life Meyer was born into a family of Jewish origin. His father Percy Barrington Meyer was a timber merchant. His mother Nora died of influenza in 1928. He was educated at Wellington College in Berkshire and Christ Church, Oxford where he read English. Initially a conscientious objector during World War II, he served as a civilian with Britain's Bomber Command for three years. He was lecturer in English at Uppsala University in Sweden from 1947 to 1950, and learnt Swedish. Scandinavian literature His first translation of a Swedish work was the novel '' The Long Ships'' by Frans G. Bengtsson (published by Collins) in 1954, leading BBC Radio to invite him to translate Henrik Ibsen's '' Little Eyolf'', although his understanding of Norwegian was limited at the time of the commission. He was then asked by Caspar Wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venereal Disease
A sexually transmitted infection (STI), also referred to as a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the older term venereal disease (VD), is an infection that is spread by sexual activity, especially vaginal intercourse, anal sex, oral sex, or sometimes manual sex. STIs often do not initially cause symptoms, which results in a risk of transmitting them to others. The term ''sexually transmitted infection'' is generally preferred over ''sexually transmitted disease'' or ''venereal disease'', as it includes cases with no symptomatic disease. Symptoms and signs of STIs may include vaginal discharge, penile discharge, ulcers on or around the genitals, and pelvic pain. Some STIs can cause infertility. Bacterial STIs include chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Viral STIs include genital warts, genital herpes, and HIV/AIDS. Parasitic STIs include trichomoniasis. Most STIs are treatable and curable; of the most common infections, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
