Almost every reference to Ibsen’s The Wild Duck starts with how rarely it’s performed. You can see why: the play is basically a tragedy wrapped up in a comedy wrapped up in questions of class, status, ...

It takes a while to find its wings, but the rare revival of Ibsen’s “The Wild Duck” being presented by Theatre for a New Audience eventually takes flight. The metaphor may seem odd, since the literal ...

Symbols and events in Ibsen's plays often have contradictory meanings. Depending on how you tilt your head, for instance, Hedda Gabler's suicide can be either a capitulation to a controlling society ...