Why was Emperor and Galilean difficult to stage?

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Portrait of Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian dramatist and poet, with glasses, prominent sideburns, and formal attire, photographed in 1901. — Henrik Ibsen Norwegian dramatist and poet Henrik Ibsen.

Emperor and Galilean (Kejser og Galilaeer) was difficult to stage because it was written in a 10-act form that was too diffuse and discursive for the theatre.1