GHOSTS: Plays in Process
Seattle Rep presents an in-depth, behind-the-scenes look at their forthcoming production of GHOSTS by Henrik Ibsen on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 7:30 PM as part of their new Plays in Process series. Librarians at Seattle Public Library created this list of books, films and music to enhance your experience of this program.
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Ghosts
The script of GHOSTS, for your reading pleasure.
Format: Book
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Henrik Ibsen
Norwegian historian de Figueiredo has written an insightful, well-researched biography that highlights the contradictions between Ibsen’s conservative personal views and the often radical critique of society expressed in his plays.
Format: Book
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Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen
This streaming video from Elysium Films features a full production of GHOSTS starring Liz Cassie as Mrs. Alving and Robert Cameron as Oswald Alving.
Format: Streaming Video
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Lyric pieces
What kind of music would the Alvings play in their parlor? Mostly likely piano works like these by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Ibsen’s contemporary and collaborator who wrote the incidental music for Ibsen’s 1867 play “Peer Gynt.”
Format: Music CD
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Henrik Ibsen
Get a quick introduction to Ibsen’s life, work and lasting influence on modern theatre in this short streaming video.
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Henrik Ibsen
Ibsen biographer Michael Meyer narrates this program about the development of Ibsen’s style over the course of his career from his early struggles to his epic plays to sociological works like GHOSTS and “A Doll’s House” and beyond.
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Four Major Plays
In addition to GHOSTS (1881), this collection includes “A Doll’s House” (1879), “Hedda Gabler” (1891) and “The Master Builder” (1892), reproduced from the Oxford editions of Ibsen’s plays.
Format: Book
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Immortal Ibsen
This documentary pays tribute to Ibsen's immense dramatic legacy, through interviews with actors and director as well as snippets of various productions of his plays, including a Royal Theatre of Denmark production of GHOSTS.
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The Turn of the Screw
The “ghosts” in Ibsen’s play are figurative, while the existence of the ghosts in James’ classic gothic novel remains ambiguous. However, both of these works deftly explore the grave consequences of the resurfacing of dark, hidden family secrets.
Format: Book
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The Judi Dench Collection
This 8 disc DVD set includes the 1987 BBC production of GHOSTS with Judi Dench as Mrs. Alving and Kenneth Branagh as her son Oswald.
Format: DVD
Availability: No Longer Available
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