Theatre NightSeries 3

Adaptations of classic and contemporary stage plays.

Hvor man kan se Theatre Night • Series 3

The Miser
E1
The MiserMoliere's great 1668 comedy is relocated to a provincial backwater in Victorian England. Harpagon, a miserable old skinflint, contracts with the matchmaker Frosine for the hand of the beautiful Mariane. The war between the generations boils over when his son Cleante makes a play for the same young lady. The clever servant, Maitre Jacques, tries without success to talk sense into anyone. The whole situation comes to a head in a surprise ending.
The Master Builder
E2
The Master BuilderIbsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.
The Importance of Being Earnest
E3
The Importance of Being EarnestHow did a baby come to be deposited in the left luggage room at Victoria Station in mistake for a three-volume novel? And what is the secret allure of the name Ernest?
The Rivals
E4
The RivalsJack Absolute can win the heart of romantic Lydia Languish only by pretending to be the penniless Ensign Beverley.
Strife
E5
StrifeA clash between the stubborn John Anthony, owner of a tin plate firm, and the hard leader of his striking workers, vividly portrays what Galsworthy in 1909 called 'the trouble of the century'.