The Wild Duck
by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Anthony Clarvoe

Name: The Wild Duck
Brand: Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Anthony Clarvoe
SKU: 9780881459098
Rating: 4.2 (91 reviews)

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120 mins

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the depth and complexity of Ibsen's 'The Wild Duck', often highlighting its exploration of human psychology and family dynamics. Many find it to be both a rewarding read and an essential piece of modern drama, although some express concerns about the quality of certain translations. Overall, the play is recognized as a significant achievement in theatre and literature.

Deep and well-developed storyAuthentic human conversationPsychological probing remains relevantPoor translation concerns

Synopsis

Anthony Clarvoe's adaptation of THE WILD DUCK remains remarkably faithful to Ibsen's masterpiece.

"My heart started breaking at 9:45 last night, a little more than two hours into Great Lakes Theater Festival's THE WILD DUCK, breaking for a once-happy family sucked down into the depths.

It may take a while to get there as Ibsen marches deliberately and unswervingly toward the precipice, but your heart too is in for an exhausting but enlightening workout … Written in 1884, this Norwegian masterpiece could hardly be more at home in the United States in 2000.

It is a play about destructively false idealism that leads to self-righteous campaigns against human foibles.

It could easily be about Kenneth Starr.

Translator and adaptor Anthony Clarvoe [has] chosen to update the language and to set the play in the Cleveland of today … Except for the Americanization of names and a few almost invisible trims, Clarvoe's is a remarkably faithful update."

—Tony Brown, Cleveland Plain Dealer