Simon Russell Beale plays the title role in Bridge Theatre’s staging of Henrik Ibsen’s John Gabriel Borkman, directed by Lucinda Coxon. In this new version of Ibsen’s most contemporary play, we watch as previously illustrious entrepreneur John Gabriel plots his comeback after spending time in prison for fraud. Meanwhile, his estranged wife plans to restore the Borkman family name when her twin sister arrives unannounced and the trio clash over young Erhart Borkman’s future.