The Wild Duck by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Robert Icke.

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.

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) has been described as ‘the father of modern theatre’. Most of his early plays were traditional historical dramas. After Peer Gynt, a fairy-tale fantasy in verse, Ibsen wrote the rest of his plays in prose, and came to be regarded as the great Naturalist dramatist. He wrote The Wild Duck in1884.

Robert Icke is a British writer and director. His works include adapting and directing Mary Stuart (West End and tour), Uncle Vanya (West End), Oresteia (West End), 1984 (co-created with Duncan Macmillan / West End/Broadway/national and international tours) and most recently, The Lives of Others (playing at the Adelphi Theatre this Autumn). He has also directed a number of critically acclaimed productions at London’s Almeida including Hamlet with Andrew Scott, The Fever and Mr Burns.

Tring Park School for the Performing Arts is licensed to present Henrik Ibsen’s ‘The Wild Duck’ (adapted by Robert Icke) by arrangement with Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.

DIRECTED BY: Dominic Yeates
COURSE: Acting Course (Sixth Form)
DURATION: Approx. 140 minutes (plus an interval)
AGE RESTRICTION: 12+

Content warnings: this show uses haze smoke and strobe lighting effects.