The Almeida Theatre announces the full cast of A Doll’s House
Joining the previously announced Romola Garai are James Corrigan, Olivier Huband, Tom Mothersdale and Thalissa Teixeira.
In a new version by Critics’ Circle Award winner Anya Reiss (Becoming Elizabeth; The Seagull), Joe Hill-Gibbins (The Tragedy of King Richard the Second; Ghosts) directs Henrik Ibsen’s subversive domestic tragedy about the lies we tell to keep things sweet at home.
A DOLL’S HOUSE
by Henrik Ibsen
In a new version by Anya Reiss
Directed by Joe Hill-Gibbins
Set Designer: Hyemi Shin; Costume Designer: Alex Lowde; Lighting Designer: Lee Curran; Sound Designer: Gareth Fry; Movement Director: Jenny Ogilvie; Casting Director: Amy Ball CDG; Assistant Director: Phillippe Cato
Tuesday 31 March – Saturday 16 May 2026
Press Night: Wednesday 8 April, 7pm
If I get run over tomorrow, how are you paying off the Amex?
If you get run over tomorrow, I’ll fling myself in the road after you.
Nora and Torvald’s marriage vows are a binding contract, but when scandal threatens to wreck their lives, it’s time to renegotiate the terms. Money, sex, power – this time nothing’s off the table.
Romola Garai returns to the Almeida, following her Olivier Award-winning performance in The Years, to play Nora in Henrik Ibsen’s subversive domestic tragedy. In a new version by Critics’ Circle Award winner Anya Reiss (Becoming Elizabeth; The Seagull), Joe Hill-Gibbins (The Tragedy of King Richard the Second; Ghosts) directs this provocative drama about the lies we tell to keep things sweet at home.
A Doll’s House is supported by Dianne Roberts and The Charlotte Aitken Trust.
ENDS
Biographies:
James Corrigan’s theatre credits include Jack Absolute Flies Again (National Theatre); White Noise (Bridge Theatre); King Lear (West End); Julius Caesar; Coriolanus; Anthony & Cleopatra; The Two Noble Kinsmen; The Seven Acts of Mercy; Wendy and Peter Pan (RSC). His work for television includes Time; My Lady Jane; Grace; This England; This Is Going to Hurt. His film credits include Midas Man; The Nan Movie; School’s Out Forever.
Romola Garai returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in The Years (also West End, Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role); The Writer. Her other theatre credits include Giant (Royal Court/ West End, Olivier Award nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role); Queen Anne; King Lear/ The Seagull (RSC); Measure for Measure (Young Vic); The Village Bike (Royal Court); Three Sisters (Lyric Hammersmith); Calico (West End). Her television credits include Betrayal; Just Act Normal; Vigil; The Following Events are Based on a Pack of Lies; Becoming Elizabeth. Her film credits include Scoop; One Life; The Critic; Miss Marx; Last Days on Mars; Atonement.
Joe Hill-Gibbins returns to the Almeida having previously directed The Tragedy of King Richard the Second; Little Revolution. His other theatre credits include Ghosts (Shakespeare’s Globe); A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Measure for Measure; The Changeling; The Glass Menagerie; The Beauty Queen of Leenane (Young Vic); Absolute Hell; Edward II (National Theatre). His work for opera includes Giustino (Royal Opera House); Duke Bluebeard’s Castle (ENO, Olivier Award nomination for Best New Opera).
Olivier Huband returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in Romans, a novel. His other theatre credits include Much Ado About Nothing (RSC); Our Country’s Good (Lyric Hammersmith); Humour in the Water Coolant (ICA); The Duchess of Malfi; The Tempest; Much Ado About Nothing (Shakespeare’s Globe); Henry V (Donmar Warehouse). His television work includes Moonflower Murders; This England; A Discovery of Witches; Becoming Elizabeth; I Hate Suzie; Informer. His film credits include Mission: Impossible – Fallout.
Tom Mothersdale returns to the Almeida having previously appeared in Oil. His other theatre credits include London Tide (National Theatre); Sea Creatures (Hampstead Theatre); Love and Other Acts of Violence (Donmar Warehouse); Blue Water and Cold and Fresh (Lyric Hammersmith); Glass. Kill. Bluebeard. Imp (Royal Court). His work for television includes Brian and Margret; Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light; Bodies; Culprits; Treadstone. His work for film includes Black Noise; Overlord; Actress; Unseen.
Anya Reiss’ theatre credits include The Seagull (West End); Oliver Twist (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre); Spring Awakening (Headlong); The Seagull (Southwark Playhouse); Forty-Five Minutes (National Theatre/ Orange Tree Theatre); The Acid Test; Spur of the Moment (Royal Court, Critics’ Circle Theatre Award and Evening Standard Theatre Award for Most Promising Playwright). Her work for television includes Becoming Elizabeth; Ackley Bridge.
Thalissa Teixeira’s theatre credits include Julius Caesar (RSC); Women Beware Women (Shakespeare’s Globe); Blood Wedding (Young Vic); Dear Elizabeth; The Unknown Island (Gate Theatre); Julie (National Theatre); Yerma (National Theatre/ Young Vic). Her work for television includes Alice & Jack; Reset the Stage; Ragdoll; Anne Boleyn; Too Close; Two Weeks to Live. Her film work includes Harvest; Kinked; Take Down; Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw.
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Performance times Evenings: 7.30pm, Matinees: 2pm
Access Audio Described performance:
Sat 9 May, 2pm (Touch Tour 12pm)
Captioned performance:
Mon 20 Apr, 7.30pm
Relaxed Environment performances:
Wed 6 May, 2pm & 7.30pm
About the Almeida:
Since 2013, the Almeida has been led by Artistic Director Rupert Goold and Executive Director Denise Wood, who will be succeeded this year by Dominic Cooke as Artistic Director and Ros Brooke-Taylor as Executive Director. During their tenure, notable productions have included American Psycho: a new musical thriller (transferred to Broadway); Chimerica (transferred to the West End and won five Olivier Awards); 1984 (transferred to the West End, Broadway and Australia); King Charles III (transferred to the West End, won the Olivier Award for Best New Play, transferred to Broadway, toured the UK and Sydney, and was adapted for BBC television); Oresteia and Hamlet (both transferred to Park Avenue Armory, New York after successful West End runs); Mary Stuart (transferred to the West End and toured the UK); Summer and Smoke (transferred to the West End and won two Olivier Awards including Best Revival) and The Hunt (transferred to St Ann’s Warehouse, New York). Recent highlights include The Years (transferred to the West End, winner of two Olivier Awards), A Streetcar Named Desire (won three Olivier Awards including Best Revival; returned to the West End this year followed by a run at Brooklyn Academy of Music); Patriots (transferred to the West End and Broadway) and The Doctor (transferred to the West End and Park Avenue Armory, New York), as well as critically acclaimed productions of Spring Awakening (screened in cinemas UK wide), The Tragedy of Macbeth (screened on BBC Four and available on BBC iPlayer) and Tammy Faye (ran on Broadway last year).
The Almeida Theatre is a registered charity and is dependent on the support of individuals, companies and trusts and foundations to realise our artistic ambitions, nurture emerging talent and connect with over 4,000 young people and community each year through Almeida Participation. We gratefully acknowledge the generosity of our supporters.
The Almeida is grateful for the support of Arts Council England.
