Wagner Moura delivers a magnetic, deeply charismatic performance in A Trial – after An Enemy of the People at the Edinburgh International Festival. Jatahy, alongside co-writers Moura and Lucas Paraizo, crafts a radical contemporary sequel to Henrik Ibsen’s classic 1882 play, transplanting the story from Norway to modern-day Brazil. Having famously railed against the idiotic majority after uncovering contaminated water in a local spa town, Dr Thomas Stockmann is now on trial himself. Yet the core question before the court is not merely about environmental pollution: is Stockmann truly an enemy of the people, or are the people their own worst enemy? It incorporates multimedia film footage and expert testimonies to explore themes of capitalism, the ambiguity of fact, and public judgment.