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• Ghosts

  a Family Drama in Three Acts

  Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906

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  The script of GHOSTS, for your reading pleasure.

• Henrik Ibsen

  the Man and the Mask

  Figueiredo, Ivo de, 1966-

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  Norwegian historian de Figueiredo has written an insightful, well-researched biography that highlights the contradictions between Ibsen’s conservative personal views and the often radical critique of society expressed in his plays.

• Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen

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  This streaming video from Elysium Films features a full production of GHOSTS starring Liz Cassie as Mrs. Alving and Robert Cameron as Oswald Alving.

• Lyric Pieces

  Grieg, Edvard, 1843-1907

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  What kind of music would the Alvings play in their parlor? Mostly likely piano works like these by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, Ibsen’s contemporary and collaborator who wrote the incidental music for Ibsen’s 1867 play “Peer Gynt.”

• Henrik Ibsen

  A Concise Biography

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  Get a quick introduction to Ibsen’s life, work and lasting influence on modern theatre in this short streaming video.

• Henrik Ibsen

  Master Playwright

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  Ibsen biographer Michael Meyer narrates this program about the development of Ibsen’s style over the course of his career from his early struggles to his epic plays to sociological works like GHOSTS and “A Doll’s House” and beyond.

• Four Major Plays

  Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906

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  In addition to GHOSTS (1881), this collection includes “A Doll’s House” (1879), “Hedda Gabler” (1891) and “The Master Builder” (1892), reproduced from the Oxford editions of Ibsen’s plays.

• Immortal Ibsen

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  This documentary pays tribute to Ibsen's immense dramatic legacy, through interviews with actors and director as well as snippets of various productions of his plays, including a Royal Theatre of Denmark production of GHOSTS.

• The Turn of the Screw

  James, Henry, 1843-1916

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  The “ghosts” in Ibsen’s play are figurative, while the existence of the ghosts in James’ classic gothic novel remains ambiguous. However, both of these works deftly explore the grave consequences of the resurfacing of dark, hidden family secrets.

• The Judi Dench Collection

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  This 8 disc DVD set includes the 1987 BBC production of GHOSTS with Judi Dench as Mrs. Alving and Kenneth Branagh as her son Oswald.

• So Much Longing in So Little Space

  the Art of Edvard Munch

  Knausgård, Karl Ove, 1968-

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  Norwegian painter Munch (“The Scream”) was greatly influenced by Ibsen’s plays and strongly identified with the character Oswald Alving in GHOSTS. Knausgård, a well-known Norwegian novelist, explores Munch’s life & work in this brief study.

• Youth and Exile

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  This short streaming video gives a concise overview of Ibsen’s life and work and presents a few scenes from GHOSTS accompanied by a discussion of the playwright’s stage techniques.

• Seattle Rep's GHOSTS website

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  In this arresting new translation, Henrik Ibsen’s controversial drama resonates with startling contemporary power. Mrs. Alving welcomes home her beloved son Oswald after many years away. Rebuilding her life after the death of her unfaithful…Read moreRead more of this annotation