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.

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Overview
Genre:
Drama
Venue:
The Bridge Theatre
Starts: Thursday 11 February 2021
Closes: Saturday 17 April 2021
Running time:To be confirmed
Age suitability:
Not available
Synopsis
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.
Simon Russell Beale plays Borkman in Ibsen's towering masterpiece.
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Theatre
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Postal address:
One Tower Bridge
Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 2AA
Tower Bridge Road
London SE1 2AA
Box office tel:
0843 208 1846
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Dates
Previews from:Thursday 11 February 2021
Press night:Thursday 18 February 2021
Closes:Saturday 17 April 2021
Performance days & times
Evening:
Monday ‑ 7‑30pm
Tuesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Wednesday ‑ 7‑30pm
Thursday ‑ 7‑30pm (7pm on 18 Feb)
Friday ‑ 7‑30pm
Saturday ‑ 7‑30pm
Matinee:
Wednesday - 2-30pm
Saturday - 2-30pm
Tickets
Standard:
£72.50, £57.50, £39.50, £25, £15
Cast
Simon Russell Beale
Creatives
Author: Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Lucinda Coxon
Director: Nicholas Hytner
Designer: Vicki Mortimer