Lyric Hammersmith to screen A Doll's House for free on YouTube on 20 May

### Tanika Gupta's take on Henrik Ibsen's *A Doll's House* available to stream 20 May 2020! Irish theatre director **Rachel O'Riordan** said: "*A Doll’s House was the first production I programmed and directed as the new Artistic Director of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, it embodies everything I want the Lyric to be for our audience – world-class theatre, a reimagined classic text, showcasing exceptional talent and celebrating our 125-year-old theatre. I’m delighted that we’re able to share this recording for free so that more people can enjoy this production within our beautiful theatre.*" *A Doll's House* opened at the *A Doll's House* opened at the **Lyric Hammersmith in London** in September 2019. The upcoming stream on YouTube from 2.30pm until midnight 20 May 2020 will be available free of charge. However, the **Lyric** is asking for those who can to donate to their[**Lyric Recovery Fund**](http://lyric.co.uk/donations/?fund=Lyric+Recovery+Fund) to help support its existence after the COVID-19 lockdown.

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### About Tanika Gupta's adaptation of *A Doll's House* Gupta's new take on the classic Ibsen play explores racial divides, ownership, and gender politics in late 19th-century Calcutta. The role of Niru – known as Nora in the original source material – was played by **Anjana Vasan** (*Summer and Smoke*, *Rutherford and Son*) who was [**nominated for the 2019 Evening Standard Award for Best Actress**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/the-65th-evening-standard-award-shortlist-has-been-announced), eventually [**losing to Maggie Smith**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/winners-announced-for-the-evening-standard-theatre-awards) who won for her performance in *A German Life* at the Bridge Theatre. Niru's husband Tom Helmer – known as Torvald in the original – was portrayed by **Elliot Cowan** (*An Ideal Husband*). The 2019 Lyric Hammersmith cast of *A Doll's House* also starred **Arinder Sadhra **as Uma, **Arun Ghosh **as Masterji, **Assad Zaman** as Kaushik Da, **Colin Tierney** as Dr Rank, and **Tripti Tripuraneni** as Mrs Lahiri. The 2019 Lyric Hammersmith creative team for *A Doll's House* featured designer **Lily Arnold**, sound designer **Gregory Clarke**, lighting designer **Kevin Treacy**, composer **Arun Ghosh**, and casting director **Stuart Burt CDG**. ## What is on at the Lyric Hammersmith after coronavirus? Following the anticipated reopening of West End and UK theatres this autumn, the highly anticipated pantomime ***Aladdin 2020*** [**will return to the Lyric Hammersmith**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/news/aladdin-panto-to-return-to-londons-lyric-hammersmith) for a triumphant new production that you won't want to miss. Hop on a magic carpet ride this [**Christmas**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/christmas-theatre-in-london) with tickets to see [***Aladdin***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/4432/aladdin-2020-tickets.aspx) in London, which **runs from 20 November 2020 until 3 January 2021**.

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