Ibsen's play is the story of Halvard Solness, Master Builder of a town in Norway. Solness is a successful architect but he's afraid of the being surpassed by those younger than himself. The arrival of a young woman called Hilda stirs up memories and feelings with stories of a promise he made her many years ago.

• BBC
• Pamela Binns
• Donald Churchill
• Miranda Richardson
• Jane Lapotaire
• Leo McKern
• Natalie Ogle
• Simon Rouse
• Sebastian Shaw