Karigor: A translation of Ibsen's play

A scene from the play

Written in 1892, when Ibsen was 64 years old, the play is a masterpiece of his maturity, when at last exposition and melodrama are seamlessly woven into the fabric of the play.

Central character, Rajat, is at the pinnacle of his success as the master builder of a prosperous town. Indeed he has designed every major building in it. But he fears that one-day 'Youth will come knocking at the door' and that he will be usurped from his cherished position. Yet ironically he is attracted to youth, in the form of Kaia, the fiancé of his assistant, Ragnar, who he constantly keeps down. Rajat is not happy in his family life. However, one day Hilde Wangel comes into his life. She is a young, attractive and high-spirited, demanding 'princess', in whom he had been interested 10 years earlier when the latter was a child. Will she be his muse or his nemesis? Khaled Khan directs Karigor .