
'A Doll's House, Part 2' review — Ibsen meets Rocky in this blistering postmodern drama
It was the door slam heard round the world. In 1879, Henrik Ibsen scandalised society with his climax to A Doll’s House, which saw Nora Helmer leaving her husband and young children – and rejecting conventional marriage. But what happens next? Is Nora truly free, and at what cost? That’s the tantalising premise of Lucas Hnath’s playful, provocative and richly intelligent A Doll’s House, Part 2. We’re back at that door again, this time with Nora knocking and demanding re-entry. It’s 15 years...