A Doll's House

A Doll's House

Adapted by Chris Bush Original author Henrik Ibsen
Paperback $22.95

$22.95

Publication Date: 8th July 2025

With a comfortable home, successful husband and two beautiful children, Nora Helmer is the envy of many. But her happy home is built on false foundations. As long-buried secrets begin to surface, Nora... Read More
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With a comfortable home, successful husband and two beautiful children, Nora Helmer is the envy of many. But her happy home is built on false foundations. As long-buried secrets begin to surface, Nora... Read More
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With a comfortable home, successful husband and two beautiful children, Nora Helmer is the envy of many. But her happy home is built on false foundations. As long-buried secrets begin to surface, Nora wonders if what she has is the same as what she wants.

Chris Bush's taut and gripping adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play is a powerful exploration of friendship, betrayal, dependency and liberation. It premiered at the Crucible, Sheffield Theatres, in 2024, directed by Elin Schofield.
Details
  • Price: $22.95
  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
  • Imprint: Nick Hern Books
  • Publication Date: 8th July 2025
  • Trim Size: 5 x 7.75 in
  • ISBN: 9781839044014
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DRAMA / General
    DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
Reviews
'A riveting and resonant account of a classic... Bush's text is clean, clear and sharp, and only slightly modernised. Her adaptation honours its source without being stuck in a fusty, dusty past... Nora's journey to self-awareness is thrillingly charted. It culminates in a quietly devastating confrontation' —The Times

'Lifts the lid on Ibsen's box of secrets... gives the story its full due, without adding bells and whistles... deeply moving' —Guardian

'Taut and gripping... the final showdown is so tense that you can't tear your eyes away... Chris Bush's lightness of touch works well, the characters relatable, and there's plenty of humour here too... She also adds a special twist to the famous ending, which is quite chilling to watch... There's a reason this classic is staged so often – it's still relevant and relatable nearly 150 years on. This take on it should introduce Nora Helmer to a whole new generation' —The Stage

'A compelling and sympathetic adaptation' —WhatsOnStage

'A moving yet funny play that still feels completely relevant today' —West End Best Friend

'Triumphant... relevant and empowering... it feels like the perfect time for this story to be told' —Theatre & Tonic
Author Bio
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. His plays include: Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler, Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken.

Chris Bush is a playwright, lyricist and theatre-maker. Her other plays include: Otherland (Almeida Theatre, London, 2025); Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist written with Matt Winkworth (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2024); Rock/Paper/Scissors (Sheffield Theatres, 2022); an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2022); (Not) the End of the World (Schaubühne, Berlin, 2021); Hungry (Paines Plough, 2021); Nine Lessons and Carols (Almeida Theatre, London, 2020); Faustus: That Damned Woman (Headlong, Lyric Hammersmith & Birmingham Rep, 2020); The Last Noël (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2019); Standing at the Sky's Edge, a musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley (Sheffield Theatres, 2019, revived 2022 and at the National Theatre in 2023, West End 2024); The Changing Room (National Theatre Connections, 2018); Steel (Sheffield Theatres, 2018); an adaptation of Pericles (National Theatre, London, 2018); The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, written with Matt Winkworth (Theatr Clwyd, 2018); What We Wished For; and A Dream.
With a comfortable home, successful husband and two beautiful children, Nora Helmer is the envy of many. But her happy home is built on false foundations. As long-buried secrets begin to surface, Nora wonders if what she has is the same as what she wants.

Chris Bush's taut and gripping adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's classic play is a powerful exploration of friendship, betrayal, dependency and liberation. It premiered at the Crucible, Sheffield Theatres, in 2024, directed by Elin Schofield.
  • Price: $22.95
  • Pages: 104
  • Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
  • Imprint: Nick Hern Books
  • Publication Date: 8th July 2025
  • Trim Size: 5 x 7.75 in
  • ISBN: 9781839044014
  • Format: Paperback
  • BISACs:
    DRAMA / General
    DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
    PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General
'A riveting and resonant account of a classic... Bush's text is clean, clear and sharp, and only slightly modernised. Her adaptation honours its source without being stuck in a fusty, dusty past... Nora's journey to self-awareness is thrillingly charted. It culminates in a quietly devastating confrontation' —The Times

'Lifts the lid on Ibsen's box of secrets... gives the story its full due, without adding bells and whistles... deeply moving' —Guardian

'Taut and gripping... the final showdown is so tense that you can't tear your eyes away... Chris Bush's lightness of touch works well, the characters relatable, and there's plenty of humour here too... She also adds a special twist to the famous ending, which is quite chilling to watch... There's a reason this classic is staged so often – it's still relevant and relatable nearly 150 years on. This take on it should introduce Nora Helmer to a whole new generation' —The Stage

'A compelling and sympathetic adaptation' —WhatsOnStage

'A moving yet funny play that still feels completely relevant today' —West End Best Friend

'Triumphant... relevant and empowering... it feels like the perfect time for this story to be told' —Theatre & Tonic
Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) was a Norwegian playwright and theatre director. His plays include: Brand, Peer Gynt, A Doll’s House, Ghosts, An Enemy of the People, Hedda Gabler, Rosmersholm, The Master Builder, Little Eyolf, John Gabriel Borkman and When We Dead Awaken.

Chris Bush is a playwright, lyricist and theatre-maker. Her other plays include: Otherland (Almeida Theatre, London, 2025); Robin Hood and the Christmas Heist written with Matt Winkworth (Rose Theatre, Kingston, 2024); Rock/Paper/Scissors (Sheffield Theatres, 2022); an adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre (Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, and New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme, 2022); (Not) the End of the World (Schaubühne, Berlin, 2021); Hungry (Paines Plough, 2021); Nine Lessons and Carols (Almeida Theatre, London, 2020); Faustus: That Damned Woman (Headlong, Lyric Hammersmith & Birmingham Rep, 2020); The Last Noël (Old Fire Station, Oxford, 2019); Standing at the Sky's Edge, a musical with music and lyrics by Richard Hawley (Sheffield Theatres, 2019, revived 2022 and at the National Theatre in 2023, West End 2024); The Changing Room (National Theatre Connections, 2018); Steel (Sheffield Theatres, 2018); an adaptation of Pericles (National Theatre, London, 2018); The Assassination of Katie Hopkins, written with Matt Winkworth (Theatr Clwyd, 2018); What We Wished For; and A Dream.