Married to the respectable Dr Wangel, Ellida has a secure, comfortable but land-locked life. She is constantly drawn towards the sea. As memories of a past love threaten to overwhelm her will she suffocate on dry land, or find freedom across the ocean?

The Lady From The Sea is one of Ibsen’s most lyrical, hopeful and rarely performed plays. Director Lucy Bailey adapted and directed the first British stage version of Tennessee Williams’ screen play Baby Doll at The REP in 1999. More recently she has directed acclaimed productions of Titus Andronicus (The Globe) and Tonight At Eight Thirty (Chichester Festival).