Written as an exposé of what Ibsen saw as the sexual hypocrisy of Victorian society, Ghosts provoked one critic to describe it as ‘a dirty deed done in public’ and had audiences reaching for their smelling salts when it was first staged in 1882.   

Ghosts follows Mrs Alving, who, excited by her son Osvald’s return to Norway after years abroad, is soon forced to unearth the past and ghosts who refuse to be silenced.

Harry Lloyd, who leads the cast of Ghosts, is best known for his role as Will Scarlett in two series of the BBC adaptation of Robin Hood. The great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens, his West End credits include A View From The Bridge, The Sea and Bash.

Bijan Sheibani, who directs Ghosts, has had recent success with his productions of The Brothers Size and Gone Too Far!

Rebecca Lenkiewicz, who created this new version of Ghosts for the Arcola, has previously had her work staged at the National Theatre, Soho theatre and Old Vic.