<P> A Doll 's House ( Bokmål : Et dukkehjem ; also translated as A Doll House ) is a three - act play written by Norway 's Henrik Ibsen . It premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen , Denmark , on 21 December 1879 , having been published earlier that month . The play is set in a Norwegian town circa 1879 . </P>
what is the setting of a dolls house
a Norwegian town circa 1879