Nora: A Doll's House
Presented by Union House Theatre
A radical new version by Stef Smith, after Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Xanthe Beesley and Liv Satchell
Nora is the perfect wife and mother. She is dutiful, beautiful and everything is always in its right place. But when a secret from her past comes back to haunt her, her life rapidly unravels. Over the course of three days, Nora must fight to protect herself and her family or risk losing everything.
Henrik Ibsen’s brutal portrayal of womanhood caused outrage when it was first performed in 1879. This bold new version reframes the drama in three different time periods. The fight for women’s suffrage, the Swinging Sixties, and the modern day intertwine in this urgent, poetic play that asks, ‘how far have we really come in the past hundred years?’
An Amateur Production By Arrangement with ORiGiNTM Theatrical, on behalf of Nick Hern Books
Dates
- Tues 26 April 7:30pm - Preview
- Wed 27 April 7:30pm - Opening Night
- Thursday 28 April 7:30pm
- Friday 29 April 7:30pm - 8 headsets available for Audio Description
- Saturday 30 April 2:30pm - Matinee - Relaxed Performance
- Saturday 30 April 7:30pm
Running Time: Approx 1 hr 30 minutes, no interval
Seating is General Admission
LOCATION
Union Theatre
Union House, Ground floor, University of Melbourne VIC 3010
ACCESS
Union Theatre is wheelchair accessible. There is a wheelchair lifter in the Union Theatre, and our Front of House Supervisor at the event will be able to assist you with the lifter.
The performance on Friday 29 April 7:30pm will be Audio Described.
The performance on Saturday 30 April 2:30pm will be a Relaxed Performance
We accept the Companion Card. Please email uht@union.unimelb.edu.au when you purchase your ticket and a second ticket will be issued for your companion at no charge.
For more information about accessing the venue, please visit:
https://umsu.unimelb.edu.au/express-yourself/theatre/how-to-get-here/access-info/
UMSU COVID SAFETY INFORMATION
UMSU has implemented additional health and safety measures to ensure your safety and wellbeing at our events. Please note that these conditions of entry apply to everyone attending all UMSU in-person events and are subject to change in line with Public Health advice.
- You must be fully vaccinated to attend the performance unless you have a valid medical exemption
- Vaccination information will be checked on arrival and prior to entry to the event
- Complete a symptom self-assessment prior to leaving home. Do not come to the performance if you are unwell, even with very mild symptoms
- Maintain 1.5 metres distance from others when in foyer spaces, where possible
- Wear a mask when seated in the auditorium
- Auditorium seating will be at spacings closer than 1.5 metres
- Do not come to the event if you are required to isolate or quarantine for any reason and/or you are awaiting results of a COVID-19 test
- Minimise movement as much as possible by staying within your allotted space or seat, follow directions from staff to determine where to sit and which doors to use
- Use the hand sanitiser and hygiene stations provided as and when necessary
- Let the FOH team know immediately if you become unwell during the show