{"product_id":"a-dolls-house-a-new-version-by-frank-mcguinness-9780571191291","title":"A Doll's House: A New Version by Frank McGuinness","description":"\u003cp\u003eNora Helmer, wife to Torvald and mother of three children, appears to enjoy living the life of a pampered, indulged child. But as her economic dependence becomes brutally clear, Nora's acceptance of the status quo undergoes a profound change. To the horror of the bewildered Torvald, himself caught in the tight web of a conservative society which demands that he exert strict control, Nora comes to see that only possible true course of action is to leave the family home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrank McGuinness's version of \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e received its London premiere in October 1996 and opened on Broadway in 1997, where the production won four Tony Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorwegian playwright \u003cb\u003eHenrik Ibsen \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1828. His plays include \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e (1867), \u003ci\u003eA Doll's House\u003c\/i\u003e (1879), \u003ci\u003eGhosts\u003c\/i\u003e (1881), \u003ci\u003eAn Enemy of the People\u003c\/i\u003e (1882), \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler \u003c\/i\u003e(1890), and \u003ci\u003eThe Master Builder \u003c\/i\u003e(1892). He died in 1906. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank McGuinness\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal, and now lives in Dublin, where he teaches at University College. His plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Factory Girls \u003c\/i\u003e(1984), \u003ci\u003eBaglady \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), \u003ci\u003e Observe the Sons of Ulster Marching Towards the Somme \u003c\/i\u003e(1985), \u003ci\u003eInnocence\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), \u003ci\u003eCarthaginians\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), \u003ci\u003eMary and Lizzie\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), \u003ci\u003eThe Bread Man\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), \u003ci\u003eSomeone Who'll Watch Over Me\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eThe Bird Sanctuary\u003c\/i\u003e (1994), and \u003ci\u003eMutabilitie\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). His translations include Ibsen's \u003ci\u003eRosmersholm \u003c\/i\u003e(1987), \u003ci\u003ePeer Gynt\u003c\/i\u003e (1988), and \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler\u003c\/i\u003e (1994); Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya \u003c\/i\u003e(1995); Lorca's \u003ci\u003eYerma\u003c\/i\u003e (1987); Brecht's \u003ci\u003eThe Threepenny Opera\u003c\/i\u003e (1991); and Ostrovsky's \u003ci\u003eThe Storm \u003c\/i\u003e(1998).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Straus and Giroux","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491819524370,"sku":"9780571191291","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_521d87db-ffdb-4035-afe3-71fff3a37db9.jpg?v=1730557387","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-dolls-house-a-new-version-by-frank-mcguinness-9780571191291","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}