Little Eyolf - by Henrik Ibsen, Directed by: Stefan Larsson
In Henrik Ibsen's masterpiece, "Little Eyolf," obsessive romantic passion and monomaniacal love are the cause and catalyst for all that little Eyolf experiences from his infancy. The recklessness and negligence of parents, which lead, intentionally or unintentionally, to the abuse of their own children, sometimes even to their death, is a familiar theme of all times, which, when it comes to the surface, inevitably shocks the healthy part of every society. Although the, partly autobiographical, work of the great Norwegian playwright is rarely performed, it remains shockingly relevant in every country and era for all that it addresses. Guilt, repressed desires, doubts, and hidden secrets ignite conflicts among the characters of the play, which will be staged at the "Nikos Charalambous" New Stage in March.
For the distinguished Swedish director Stefan Larsson, "Little Eyolf" is a deeply personal work. His identification with the work is inevitable since the tragic loss of a child is a "shared experience" with the central character of the play. In his adaptation, Larsson incorporated his own personal experiences, directing a modern aesthetic performance that highlights the subtle nuances of the work, while remaining faithful to the essence and expectations of the author. A scholar and connoisseur of Ibsen's work, and with more than 50 directed plays from the entire spectrum of dramaturgy, Stefan Larsson directs for the first time in Cyprus, having a strong artistic team to support him.
"Little Eyolf," a work of Henrik Ibsen's mature period, condenses all that preoccupied him throughout his life: love as an illusion and cause of great suffering, the meaning of existence, the search for identity, and issues of morality – all of which often lead to human tragedy. It is a multidimensional family drama of poetic realism that centers on the well-known Ibsenian triangle. The Protestant Ibsen inevitably addresses concepts such as duty, guilt, punishment, and mercy.
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