The Ibsen nobody knows
He's familiar as an epic folklorist and the stern moralist of Ghosts and The Wild Duck " but two new productions introduce us to Ibsen's little-known lighter sideIbsen seems to be a playwright of two halves, with a career that conveniently breaks down into a couple of distinct periods. First came the epic folklorist behind Peer Gynt; later the austere moralist who produced naturalistic dramas such as Ghosts, The Wild…