The volume reveals an astonishing richness in the theatrical approaches to Ibsen across the world: it considers political theatre, institutional 'high art', theatre for development, queer and transgender theatre, Brechtian techniques, puppetry, post-dramatic theatre, rural village performance and avant-garde touring companies. Investigating varied renegotiations of his drama, including the work of Thomas Ostermeier in Germany and other parts of the world, versions of A Doll's House from Chile and China, The Wild Duck in Iran and productions of Peer Gynt in Zimbabwe and Egypt, Frode Helland provides a deeper understanding of a cross-cultural Ibsen. The volume gives an in-depth analysis of the practice of Ibsen in relation to political, social, ideological and economic forces within and outside of the performances themselves, and demonstrates the incredible diversity of his work in local situations.

Frode Helland is Director of the Centre of Ibsen Studies, and professor of literature at the University of Oslo. He is in charge of the international research projects 'Ibsen between Cultures' and 'Ibsen in Use'. He has published widely on Henrik Ibsen, Scandinavian literature, and the global performance of Ibsen.

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Introduction

1 Against Capitalist Realism: Thomas Ostermeier
Hedda Gabler
In the display case
Violence to the end
An Enemy of the People
Excursus: Between cultures (Istanbul, May 2014)
The relation to capitalism

2 A Doll's House in Chile: Dictatorship and its Aftermath
In silence: A Doll's House at the Catholic University (1980)
Nora under the (continuing) neoliberal regime
Teatro Nacional: Alfredo Castro (2006)
Teatro la Memoria (2011)
In pursuit of Nora Helmer (2012)
The Chilean way

3 Ibsen under the Radar: Censorship and Artistic Expression
Prelude: Double dolls in Hanoi
Iran: A Doll's House and The Wild Duck
Dariush Mehrjui's Sara
The fragmented female
The politics of clothing
Decency and identification
Tarantella
The question of agency
Life-lies in the theatre: My Wild Duck
Ideals and critique
Visual signs: The Master Builder from Beijing
Concluding conjectures

4 Three Chinese Dolls
Beijing Doll's House: Nora (1956)
The performance
Culture and/or gender: A Doll's House in the 'New Era' (Beijing 1998)
The changes of the 'New Era'
The adaptation
Dancing dolls (Beijing 2010)
Funding and re-funding
Sino-Norwegian dance

5 Peer Gynt in Africa: Some Notes on the Dangers and Ambiguities of Interculturalism
The orient in the text
Peer in Africa - Zimbabwe 183
Peer Gynt on the Giza Plateau
Between cultures
Coda: From Dhaka to Mabou Mines
Notes
Bibliography
Index