Plexus Polaire: A Doll’s House

And then there are spiders...

Nora lives a seemingly perfect domestic life with her husband, Torvald. But beneath the surface, she's beginning to question the roles and expectations that have shaped her life.

Taking its cue from the dance of the tarantella in Act Two, this eerie and arresting reimagining of the 19th-century drama sees Plexus Polaire's Artistic Director, Yngvild Aspeli, take on the central role of Nora, voicing both the character and the puppets who form her household. As spiders increasingly encroach upon her, the boundaries between reality and nightmare begin to blur.

The French-Norwegian theatre company return to our stage following their sold-out run of Moby Dick in 2025. Using puppets, acting, music, light and video, they develop visual worlds that bring our most buried feelings to life.








Presented by the Barbican.

Part of MimeLondon.