B Sharp: The Wild Duck

Belvoir is thrilled to announce that our acclaimed 2011 production of The Wild Duck has been included in the upcoming biennial International Ibsen Festival 2012 in Norway this August.

Synopis:
Are there some truths it’s better not to know?

Hjalmar Ekdal’s father was rich until scandal cast the family into poverty. Now he lives in a tiny flat with his father, his wife Gina and his daughter Hedvig. And a duck. And there’s about to be a new member of the household. Gregers Werle has just returned to town with some unfinished business that could shatter the little world Hjalmar has built around himself.

Simon Stone has transplanted Ibsen’s characters into the contemporary world in a new play tailor-made for an astonishing cast. This bittersweet portrait of family dysfunction, deception and denial resounds for a new age.

After sell-out seasons at both Belvoir in Sydney and a Melbourne tour to the Malthouse, our production has now been invited to the prestigious International Ibsen Festival 2012.

Set Designer
Ralph Myers

Costume Designer
Tess Schofield

Lighting Designer
Niklas Pajanti

Composer & Sound Designer
Stefan Gregory

Assistant Director
Anne-Louise Sarks

Dramaturg
Eamon Flack

 The Wild Duck in Oslo Media Release