“There is so much that I discovered as I got down to reading Ibsen’s plays. His characters are complex and treatment layered and there’s amazing material that’s waiting to be explored,’’ Neelam Man Singh talks about her latest production, based on playwright and dramatist Ibsen’s Little Eyolf and tiltled Little Abaan. The play was recently staged at the Ibsen Festival presented by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in the Capital, the idea being to explore Ibsen further, in terms of the Indian context. The festival hosted, commissioned and showcased three new productions of Ibsen’s works by three of the country’s accomplished contemporary directors who have developed a distinct style that reflects their personal, cultural and regional identities. Ratan Thiyam from Manipur, Anuradha Kapoor, Director, NSD and Neelam Man Singh chose Isben’s last three plays for the festival, which Neelam describes as a unique experience, which encompassed discussions, seminars et al. “A varied treatment and perspective is what the audience viewed as Ratan created a spectacle with his big group of actors, amazing choreography and so many different milieus. Anuradha’s play was modern, cutting edge, with a huge set,’’ the feel of the festival was heightened by the response of the audience. Realistic, naturalistic and symbolistic plays secured Ibsen world fame and also the fact that he was always in search of something new.