John Gabriel Borkman

John Gabriel Borkman, once an illustrious entrepreneur, has been brought low by a prison sentence for fraud. As he paces alone in an upstairs room, bankrupt and disgraced, he is obsessed by dreams of his comeback. Downstairs, his estranged wife plots the restoration of the family name. When her sister arrives unannounced, she triggers a desperate showdown with the past. 

Ibsen’s most contemporary play, in a new version by Lucinda Coxon, is gripping, penetrating and savagely funny.

The Bridge, London

24 September – 26 November 2022

Director Nicholas Hytner 

Writer Henrik Ibsen 

A new version by Lucinda Coxon 

From a literal translation by Charlotte Barslund 

Set Designer Anna Fleischle 

Costume Designer & Associate Set Designer Liam Bunster