Creator Bio
Henri Nathansen
1868–1944
Brought up in Copenhagen in a merchant family, Henri Nathansen initially pursued a legal career before starting to write and direct for the theater. Indenfor murene (Within the Walls), Nathansen’s most famous work, debuted at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1912 under his direction. His body of work takes family conflict across generations as its main subject, in particular featuring Jewish youth confronting their family traditions.
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Within the Walls
Scene: The living room of the Herming family house. The walls of the home contain valuable paintings by many of the greatest nineteenth-century Danish national romantic painters.State…