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Post by joem on Dec 17, 2022 10:23:47 GMT
Usually known as Lady Inger of Ostrat, this is Ibsen's third play and is rarely produced drama in prose, last time it was done in London was in 2013 by this same group Ottisdotter at the Baron's Court Theatre. Scheduled for The Space between 27th June and 8th July next year. As an anecdote, the drama group in question must have been named after the character of Inger Ottisdotter (surely?).
One for completists from what I know, look forward to ticking it off my list and hoping some kind souls will sage "Catiline", "The Vikings at Helgeland" and "Love's Comedy" at some point. Shamefully, I missed (never heard about it) the production of the last-mentioned at the Orange Tree.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 17, 2022 11:01:57 GMT
Not being familiar with The Space, I had a search for the website and have now updated the thread title...to distinguish this Space from all the others. space.org.uk/(There's also an Operational Mincemeat style musical opening in the new year that may be of interest to the TB community. Book by 20 December and get a 20% discount. Any nights free in January, FrontrowverPaul ?) |
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Post by Dave B on Dec 17, 2022 11:19:09 GMT
The Space is lovely. It took me a couple of minutes to realise where you were talking about though, Millwall?!? Heh. Isle of Dogs might be a better description. A short walk from Canary Wharf, a shorter walk from Mudchute DLR. It's a bit of a pain for me to get to (3 changes!) but I like it a lot and do try and get there every now and again.
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 17, 2022 11:29:48 GMT
Noted and changed.
I'm just a simple northerner! 🙂
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Post by FrontrowverPaul on Dec 18, 2022 20:02:57 GMT
Not being familiar with The Space, I had a search for the website and have now updated the thread title...to distinguish this Space from all the others. space.org.uk/(There's also an Operational Mincemeat style musical opening in the new year that may be of interest to the TB community. Book by 20 December and get a 20% discount. Any nights free in January, FrontrowverPaul ?) I'm still surprised when I hear about venues I didn't know existed. Yes, that appeals to me and I have booked to see it on one of the few non-rail-strike weekdays during its run. Spent far too many hours on local buses getting to my shows last week. Three and a half hours from Kent to the West End compared with 65 minutes on the train and tube. Six personable young ladies pictured, a show about an event in history, it started life at the Edinburgh Fringe and has a 70 minute run time with no interval. Something familiar about that... (perhaps a new thread ?) |
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Post by Jan on Dec 20, 2022 12:30:09 GMT
I saw this at Baron’s Court. Glad I saw it but absolutely only for Ibsen completists - not one of the best even amongst the rarities ( that honour belongs to Love’s Comedy).
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Post by londonpostie on Dec 20, 2022 16:33:34 GMT
Not sure 'Millwall' helps or hinders, many will associate the name with the football club - which relocated decades ago - now located in an area of SE London not overly blessed with transport links. In reality, this venue is located 800m from Canary Wharf station, one of the best connected transport nodes in London. Never heard of the place before - charity funded with a community remit: space.org.uk/ |
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Post by TallPaul on Dec 20, 2022 17:37:43 GMT
Literally everyone is now having a go at me. 😥 It was the interweb wot told me it's in Millwall!
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Post by joem on Dec 20, 2022 22:55:38 GMT
Literally everyone is now having a go at me. 😥 It was the interweb wot told me it's in Millwall! I've been there a couple of times and hadn't noticed it was Millwall to he honest. I saw a decent dramatisation of "Vernon God Little" and at atrocious play by Howard Barker "The Castle" there. It's not a bad venue as out in the sticks fringe venues go. It has a good acting space and plenty of room for the audience too, an ok bar, a fantastic Korean restaurant nearby and some lovely Thameside views and walks if you have time to spare before a show. Bus 188 takes you all the way there from Russell Square. |
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Post by Jan on May 22, 2023 19:41:53 GMT
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Post by markottisdotter on Jun 24, 2023 23:49:38 GMT
Hi - Mark here from ottisdotter. So glad you've found us!  Looking forward to opening on Tuesday. Very much a labour of love. We love this play, having done this once before in 2013 of course. We have streamlined the play and made it a bit more workable. We recorded a podcast with The Space theatre which explains why we do what we do (Olaf Liljekrans, Feast at Solhaug etc.) which is now on our show page space.org.uk/event/lady-inger/ I hope you can come find us over the next few weeks, I am so lucky to have such an amazing cast. |
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Post by markottisdotter on Jun 24, 2023 23:51:12 GMT
Oh as a quick sidebar too - we are also very lucky to have The Space livestreaming the show on Thursday 6 July - with video on demand afterwards too - which is a novel development. So even if not in London, you can join in this Ibsen run.
Best
Mark
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Post by Jan on Jul 1, 2023 6:24:07 GMT
Well this is quite an oddity, an 1855 Ibsen play that’s like a Jacobean revenge tragedy but set in Norway instead of Italy. Quite entertaining on its own terms but really one for Ibsen completists. Having said that most reviews go on about it prefiguring later great Ibsen plays but it doesn’t really beyond having a couple of strong female characters, it’s really just one of those odd one-off early plays he wrote in a wide range of styles before he got going.
The production is OK. Ivan Comisso is first class as the Scandinavian schemer Nils Lykke.
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Post by joem on Jul 7, 2023 23:00:32 GMT
Ok, I can tick this one off the list. The sweltering heat at The Space wasn't quite suggestive of bleak, wintry Scandinavian angst but to be fair to the audience (decent turnout) they put up with this in good grace for the entire evening.
The play is indeed quite tangled and it wasn't easy at first to get who was plotting what against who and why but all was gradually revealed and everything tied up. The style is Shakespearean/Elizabethan, with heightened language and subplots informing on the action. It doesn't share much with Ibsen's masterpieces but the character of Lady Inger does show some of the strength of Ibsens's later female leads - the same could be said though of the main female roles in other early plays such as The Feast at Solhaug and Olaf Liljekrans.
The production was ok, I did feel some of the tenser moments needed to be highlighted more, perhaps varying the tempo. Ivan Comisso did indeed stand out for his fine performance as the Danish schemer/lover.
Last night tomorrow in case people want to support a worthy enterprise from Ottisdotter's production team.
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Looking forward to opening on Tuesday. Very much a labour of love. We love this play, having done this once before in 2013 of course. We have streamlined the play and made it a bit more workable.