By Henrik Ibsen
In this production of Ibsen's ghosts you will not see 'a new version specially prepared for modern audiences.' Ibsen is either digestible as he stands or he is not. It is fairly unlikely that he would enjoy his work being modified or tampered with by opinionated directors. Modern audiences are just as intelligent and probably better informed than audiences of Ibsen's day. There is nothing to equal a live performance, however not many people are able to see Ibsen's plays well acted in a theatre, because theatres are few and far between. We certainly hope that in giving a complete performance of this play Ghosts we are enabling a lot more people to see Ibsen's work more or less as he intended.
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