The Master Builder

Original version

BBC Radio 4 FM

BBC Radio 4 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced BBC Home Service.

BBC Radio 4

Radio 4

Radio 4 (FM)

The Master Builder: The Master Builder. Episode 1

The Master Builder. Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 - The Master Builder, The Master Builder. Episode 1

Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle aged male hubris.

One of Ibsen's greatest plays. A classic story of a middle aged man who becomes infatuated with a young woman and uses her energy to revitalise his life.

The Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen. Adapted by David Hare based on a literal translation by Torkil Heggstad.
Episode 1.
The master builder Halvard Solness, is a self-made man, without professional qualifications. He has achieved ruthless domination in the town, but is increasingly frightened of being displaced by the next generation. A young woman, Hilde Wangel , appears from the mountains, claiming to have known Solness ten years previously, and telling him of a promise he made to her when she was thirteen. A searing tale of middle aged male hubris, with mystical undertones and resonances for the #MeToo movement.

Solness.......................David Schofield
Aline............................Siobhan Redmond
Hilde..........................Laura Aikman
Brovik........................Paul Bradley
Dr Herdal.................Jonathan Tafler
Kaja...........................Shannon Hayes
Ragnar.....................Joseph Ayre
Director/Producer Gary Brown.

Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Drama

Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle-aged male hubris, adapted by David Hare.

Henrik Ibsen's searing tale of middle-aged male hubris, adapted by David Hare based on a literal translation by Torkil Heggstad.

Accessibility links

Programme Index

The Master Builder

The Master Builder. Episode 1

Genres

Series

BBC Radio 4 FM

About BBC Radio 4