Pupils Enjoy A Night With Nora
On Monday 2nd March, a group of pupils accompanied, by Mrs Sadeh-Ginzburg and Mr Spitz, enjoyed a moving evening at the Young Vic Theatre watching the play Nora: A Doll’s House. Ibsen’s 1879 proto-feminist play receives a radical transformation in the hands of director Stef Smith, offering three different Noras at three different points spanning a century – in 1918, 1968 and 2018. The audience is first introduced to 2018 Nora, who seeks solace from looming poverty. The Nora of 1968 is a woman for whom the pill came too late and 1918 Nora experiences the reality of women being able to vote for the first time. Set designer Tom Piper constructs three doors and three overlapping floors and ceilings, representing the three time periods which overlap in this intricately constructed show. A clever and engaging reworking of a masterpiece, the group found the show to be challenging, stimulating and thoroughly enjoyable.