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Article: THE HARTFORD'S 'PEER GYNT' IS POSSIBLY WITHOUT PEER
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 30, 1989
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Peer Gynt
Play in five acts by Henrik Ibsen (presented in two
parts), translated by Gerry Bamman and Irene Berman,
directed by Mark Lamos, set design by John Conklin,
costumes by Merrily Murray-Walsh, lighting by Pat Collins,
sound by David Budries, original music by Mel Marvin, at
Hartford Stage through May 20.
HARTFORD - There have always been three strikes against Ibsen's
"Peer Gynt." First, it is generally seen in the shadow of "Brand."
Second, it comes equipped with a literary reputation heavy with
adjectives such as profound, noble and -- most distancing of all --
Kierkegaardian. Third, its five acts run the clock down for seven
hours. And, for ...