The Wild Duck (Vilanden) is a tragedy with comic episodes. Ibsen himself characterized the play as a tragicomedy. It depicts ordinary life realistically instead of romantically and sentimentally, a revolutionary concept in Ibsen’s time. The play is now generally acknowledged as one of Ibsen’s supreme accomplishments.
Cast:
Hjalmar Ekdal – David Prickett
Gregers Werle – Jeff Moon
Gina Ekdal – K.G.Cross
Hedvig – Becca Maggie
Old Ekdal – Ron Altman
Håkon Werle – John Burlinson
Relling – Brett Downey
Mrs Sørby – Linda Barrans
Pettersen – Peter Tucker
Molvik – Ben Lindsey-Clark
Gråberg – Denis Daly
A flabby gentleman – Tovarisch
A thin-haired gentleman – Ed Humpal
A short-sighted gentleman – Marty Krz
Stage directions read by Sarah Hulslander
Afterword written and narrated by K.G. Cross. Text copyright 2018 K.G.Cross.
