A Doll’s House was first performed at The Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, in Demark
on 21 December 1879. It had been published previously and so the controversial story was beginning to become popular . It was clear that it was a popular hit, because people
wanted to read it. However the reaction to the first performance was, in some
cases, outrage. It was considered to be a barbaric attack on the convention of
marriage and Nora was considered by many to be inhuman for deciding to leave
her husband and children. There were some critics, however, who had the
foresight to engage with Ibsen’s attempts at ‘new realism’. Erik Bogh, one such
critic, delighted in the naturalism of the play – ‘Not a single declamatory phrase,
no high dramatics, no drop of blood, not even a tear.’
This reaction didn't damage the popularity of the play. The Copenhagen run sold
out completely.
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