A Doll's House

by Amy Herzog

Genres: Plays

96 pages, Paperback

Published December 20, 2023

About the author

Amy Herzog is an American playwright. Her play 4000 Miles, which ran Off-Broadway in 2011, was a finalist for the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Her play Mary Jane, which ran Off-Broadway in 2017, won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play.

Reviews

[Devon Miller · Rating 4 out of 5]

would do anything to see Jessica Chastain do this

[Steve · Rating 4 out of 5]

An enjoyable new(er) version of A Doll’s House from Amy Herzog. It’s been a while since I read or saw a more traditional or older version of the play, so I don’t really know everything that Herzog cut or adapted. I do know that if I were thinking of producing this play I would likely go with this version and my contemporary audience would thank me for it. It gets to the heart of things, raises the important philosophical questions, and will not challenge anyone’s weak bladder waiting for a break to use the restroom. A win-win.

[Emma Steiner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love this play, and this edition gave me such a deeper understanding and connection to each character. Overall left thinking about how adaptation and translation is so difficult. Definitely Herzog’s hand in very visible in this edition, especially with its modern language. But it IS an adaptation? I wish there was an Ibsen translation that wasn’t super modern or super archaic. Sigh.

[Laur · Rating 4 out of 5]

All of the quotes in my storygraph entries were my favorite moments.

I like this shorter version, it still hits all the hard hitting questions but without as much dancing around the issue

Would have been fabulous to see Jessica Chastain at the helm of this play

[Kerry Booth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Unfortunately, you need to be aware of the basic plot in order to appreciate how Herzog has adapted the story. Best to read a faithful translation first.

[Jordan Muschler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Still one of the greats. Herzog brings her lovely sense of humor and a more frank sexuality to the text which only enhances it.

[maddie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lurve

[Steph Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love how Nora was written in this version. And I love female empowerment!