#Latest news with #Ibsen-eraEvening Standard30-04-2025EntertainmentEvening StandardMy Master Builder at Wyndham's Theatre review: a load of old nonsenseMuch of what follows blends research-heavy references to superstar architects and the international commissions they compete for with stilted dialogue that sounds as if it's been imperfectly translated from Ibsen-era Norwegian. 'Rem Koolhaas? That old bounder!' says Solness at one point. I'm sorry - that old what now? Every time someone says 'master builder' or 'master bedroom' - and they use both phrases improbably often – it sounds like 'masturbation'.
Evening Standard30-04-2025EntertainmentEvening StandardMy Master Builder at Wyndham's Theatre review: a load of old nonsenseMuch of what follows blends research-heavy references to superstar architects and the international commissions they compete for with stilted dialogue that sounds as if it's been imperfectly translated from Ibsen-era Norwegian. 'Rem Koolhaas? That old bounder!' says Solness at one point. I'm sorry - that old what now? Every time someone says 'master builder' or 'master bedroom' - and they use both phrases improbably often – it sounds like 'masturbation'.
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30-04-2025
