The Wild Duck

In the Ekdal family, some truths are better left unsaid. From the father who sees himself as a genius inventor to the grandfather lost in his memories, life itself is a lie in this seemingly ordinary family – right down to the daughter who suffers from a mysterious eye disease… But the arrival of Gregers is enough to shatter the illusion. Unearthing long-buried secrets, Gregers, an idealist obsessed with truth, threatens the fragile equilibrium upon which their happiness is built. Henrik Ibsen’s The Wild Duck provides a perfect canvas for Thomas Ostermeier, a leading figure in European theatre and artistic director of the Schaubühne since 1999. Driven by an unrelenting clarity, his work delves into the repressed past of the well-to-do bourgeoisie to unveil the ghosts that haunt the present. 

مستولياً على مسرحية البط البري من إيبسن، ينبش توماس أوسترماير، الأسرار الأليمة لعائلةٍ ذات تاريخٍ خالٍ من المتاعب ظاهرياً، ويكشف عن الأطياف التي تؤرق الحاضر. 

With Marie Burchard, Stephanie Eidt, Marcel Kohler, Magdalena Lermer, Falk Rockstroh, David Ruland, Stefan Stern, Thomas Bading/Josef Bierbichler (alternating)
Text Henrik Ibsen
Adaptation Maja Zade and Thomas Ostermeier
Direction Thomas Ostermeier
Scenography Magda Willi
Costumes Vanessa Sampaio Borgmann
Music Sylvain Jacques
Dramaturgy Maja Zade
Lighting Erich Schneider

Production Schaubühne Berlin 
Coproduction Festival d’Avignon