Jamie Lloyd’s new production of A Doll’s House (now in previews at the Hudson Theater in New York) is almost punishing in its austerity. In keeping with his minimalist approach, Lloyd places his actors, all dressed in black, on a stage equipped with chairs, but otherwise bare of scenery, props or backdrop.
There’s also a revolve, which early arriving audience members will notice at 7:45 when Nora (Jessica Chastain) appears slouched in a chair that slowly rotates for a good 20 minutes before the show proper begins. The other characters will be on and off stage, in and out of chairs, throughout the show, but Nora remains rooted to hers until the very end.
