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John Gabriel Borkman

Play

2022 24 Sep – 26 Nov 2022 The Bridge Theatre Directed by Nicholas Hytner

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.

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Production material

44 assets

Production photos

Simon Russell Beale stands looking upwards deep in though, his hair is messy and he wears an old beige cardigan.

Photographer: Manuel Harlan

Featuring Simon Russell Beale

Production Photos by Manuel Harlan, Set design by Anna Fleischle, Costume and associate set design by Liam Bunster, Lighting design by James Farncombe

Photographer: Manuel Harlan

Featuring Sebastian De Souza Lia Williams

Behind the scenes

Rehearsal photos

Lia Williams rests her head in her hand where she holds a pencil. She smiles slightly and looks off to the right.

Photographer: Manuel Harlan

Featuring Lia Williams

Clare Higgins is wearing a a large chequered scarf around her neck and is mid laughter.

Photographer: Manuel Harlan

Featuring Clare Higgins

Cast, crew, and contributors

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Nick Barclay

Understudy John Gabriel Borkman and Willhelm Foldol

Cast

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Liam Bunster

Costume Designer & Associate Set Designer

Creative team