Does Chekhov In a house a man paces without ceasing in his room. Living downstairs, separated from her husband, is his wife Gunhild (Clare Higgins). Her sister Ella (Lia Williams) has just come to visit! The sisters fought over the man who is now husband to one — the married sister thinks she triumphed. Only it turns out that the other sister is the love of his life and they’ve almost been having an emotional affair all these years. The husband is a failed banker; he had one shot…and he lost it, which he doesn’t seem to be able to get over. Not sure what he’s doing in his bedroom, apart from waiting…Whilst downstairs his wife rages and seethes.
John Gabriel Borkman: Ibsen Does Chekhov
John Gabriel Borkman: Ibsen Does Chekhov
John Gabriel Borkman: Ibsen Does Chekhov
Does Chekhov In a house a man paces without ceasing in his room. Living downstairs, separated from her husband, is his wife Gunhild (Clare Higgins). Her sister Ella (Lia Williams) has just come to visit! The sisters fought over the man who is now husband to one — the married sister thinks she triumphed. Only it turns out that the other sister is the love of his life and they’ve almost been having an emotional affair all these years. The husband is a failed banker; he had one shot…and he lost it, which he doesn’t seem to be able to get over. Not sure what he’s doing in his bedroom, apart from waiting…Whilst downstairs his wife rages and seethes.