{"id":55158,"date":"2025-09-16T10:56:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/?p=55158"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:59:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:59:30","slug":"adaptations-of-the-classics-in-the-mirror-of-the-london-stage-london-theatres-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londoncult.co.uk\/en\/adaptations-of-the-classics-in-the-mirror-of-the-london-stage-london-theatres-in-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Adaptations of the Classics in the Mirror of the London Stage: London Theatres in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Lady from the Sea<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Bridge Theatre<\/strong>
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Modern adaptations of Ibsen\u2019s plays are popular on London stages. Only recently Wyndham\u2019s Theatre staged My Master Builder, Lila Raicek\u2019s version of The Master Builder. And now Bridge Theatre is presenting The Lady from the Sea, one of Ibsen\u2019s most romantic plays<\/a>. Its longing and anticipation connect it to Chekhov\u2019s dramaturgy. Yet in a strange way, The Lady from the Sea brings hope, not despair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What director and adaptor Simon Stone (known for Phaedra at the National Theatre, for example) has done with Ibsen\u2019s plot is what audiences will discover. The leading roles are played by Alicia Vikander and Andrew Lincoln as Edward and Ellida, husband and wife whose life brims with sharp drama. Ellida\u2019s complex relationship with her stepdaughters, and her past shrouded in mystery and silence, gradually come to light, revealing a chilling yet surprisingly romantic story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Vikander, working with Ibsen is also significant because her first encounter with theatre was as a child, when she saw Peer Gynt. And before audiences see her in The Kremlin Magician, where she plays the female lead, they can witness her London stage debut here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lincoln\u2014star of The Walking Dead, Love Actually, and Cold Water\u2014returns to the London stage after playing Scrooge in A Christmas Carol at the Old Vic in 2020. Bridge Theatre promises an exploration of desire, freedom, loss, and rebirth\u2014and of course, Ibsen\u2019s story is a perfect fit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

No\u00ebl Coward Theatre<\/strong>
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