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The Master Builder review: Ibsen's big-drop drama at Arcola

Original: The Master Builder review – false swagger and queasy infidelity propel Ibsen’s big-drop drama By Arifa Akbar Arcola thea

Arifa Akbar reviews David Edgar's new translation of Ibsen's The Master Builder at the Arcola theatre in London. The staging follows a middle-aged architect's fall from power, with false swagger and uneasy infidelity driving the drama. Akbar finds Edgar's version grounds the play's otherworldly qualities, but judges the production's flaws too prominent to overlook.

Why now: A new production of a major Ibsen play in a high-profile London translation has drawn a mixed national newspaper review.

Arifa AkbarDavid EdgarHenrik IbsenArcola TheatreThe Master Builder

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• The Master Builder review – false swagger and queasy infidelity propel Ibsen’s big-drop drama By Arifa Akbar Arcola theatre, LondonDavid Edgar’s translation grounds Ibsen’s otherworldly play about a middle-aged architect’s fall from power, but its flaws are too loud to ignore… · guardianfeeds@rssfeed.media

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