Ghosts

Opens: 11/02/2010 Closes: 18/05/2010 Duchess Theatre, London

Ian Glen directs himself in a new version of Ibsen’s Ghosts. Leslie Sharp plays the widow who prepares to build an orphanage in honour of her late husband, just as family secrets emerge and cast a dark shadow over her memory of him. Adapted by Irish playwright du jour Frank McGuiness For more information visit: http://www.duchesstheatre.co.uk/ Buy: http://www.nimaxtheatres.com/nimax/play/S1259926061/Ghosts

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MrMichaelGray | 25.February.2010 | 08:55 | ReportPatchy translation - wonderful chilly set, Glen unsubtle as a Paisleyan preacher, Sharp very watchable as Mrs Alving - an intense, haunted performance, but often with a wry, weary smile. Strong support from the youngsters, and Storry's Engstrand.

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