Alan Rickman in the Abbey Theatre production of JOHN GABRIEL BORKMAN by Henrik Ibsen in a new version by Frank McGuinness, directed by James Macdonald, on the Abbey stage, 6 October to 20 November 2010. Pic by Ros Kavanagh Photo

From: BWW Reviews: John Gabriel Borkman

A bank manager is disgraced in a scandal, spends several years in jail, and then plots a return to glory. No, this isn't a review for the new Wall Street sequel, or indeed a news item from today's business section. It is the plot of Henrik Ibsen's play John Gabriel Borkman, now playing at Dublin's Abbey Theatre.