Orange Tree, RichmondWatching David Antrobus's rare and exhilarating revival of this early Ibsen play, written in 1862 when he was 34, I was reminded of another youthful work: Shakespeare's Love's Labour's Lost. Both have a headlong exuberance, are filled with caustic satire and ultimately show impetuous romance giving way to hard-headed realism. In both plays you also see intimations of the genius to come.Set in a s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:31AM on November 22, 2012