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Three figures stand in white shirts, drenched and wet. The man in the centre is holding a duck.
Three figures stand in white shirts, drenched and wet. The man in the centre is holding a duck.

The Wild Duck

After Henrik Ibsen, In A New Version Created by Robert Icke

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15 Oct — 1 Dec 2018

verb. to duck

1.     a quick lowering of the head (to avoid a blow or so as not to be seen)
2.     depart quickly
3.     avoid

noun. wild duck (more commonly known as mallard duck or anas platyrhynchos) – an undomesticated duck.

note. Due to its beautiful feathers, the mallard duck is one of the most popular ducks for hunters. When injured or threatened, ducks have been alleged to commit suicide, by diving to the bottom of the water, never returning to the surface.

Almeida Associate Director Robert Icke stages a new version of The Wild DuckIbsen’s masterpiece about the nature of truth.

Photo: Lyndsey Marshal, Kevin Harvey and Edward Hogg by Nadav Kander

The Wild Duck is supported by The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts.

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CAST & CREATIVES

after Henrik Ibsen
in a new version created by Robert Icke
Design Bunny Christie
Light Elliot Griggs
Sound Tom Gibbons
Casting Julia Horan CDG

Nicholas Day
Grace Doherty
Nicholas Farrell
Andrea Hall
Kevin Harvey
Edward Hogg
Lyndsey Marshal
Clara Read
Rick Warden