Culture of Norway for his plays, as the first of these were awarded after he published his last play in 1899, playwright Henrik Ibsen is probably the most famous figure in Norwegian literature. Ibsen wrote plays such as "Peer Gynt", "A Doll's House", "Hedda Gabler", and "The Lady from the Sea". Other famous Norwegian writers from the realistic era include Jonas Lie and Alexander Kielland, who are along with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Henrik Ibsen regarded as the "four greats" of Norwegian literature. Also of importance to the Norwegian literary culture is the Norse literature, and in particular the works of Snorri Sturluson, as
Peer Gynt New London Sinfonia performed the complete incidental music using a new English translation commissioned from Beryl Foster. In the performance, the musical elements were linked by an English narrative read by actor Samuel West. From June 28 through July 24, 2011, La Jolla Playhouse ran a production of "Peer Gynt" as a co-production with the Kansas City Repertory Theatre, adapted and directed by David Schweizer. The 2011 Dublin Theatre Festival presented a new version of "Peer Gynt" by Arthur Riordan, directed by Lynne Parker with music by Tarab. In November 2013, Basingstoke Choral Society (directed by David Gibson, who also