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Hedda Gabler (Marber)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 3m
Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free.
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Cast Size
4w, 3m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen)
Details
Summary
Ibsen’s classic in a version by Patrick Marber. Hedda returns from her honeymoon with new husband George Tesman.
Struggling with her marriage and life devoid of excitement, Hedda strives to find a way to fulfil her desires by manipulating those around her.
History
- Setting The main room of the Tesman’s new home. A city in Europe.
Media
"It is a version that will have a life beyond this production." - The Guardian, Read more
"...smartly conceived and surprisingly understated..." - The Telegraph, Read more
"Patrick Marber's new translation is supple, spare and funny; close to the original but with just enough modernity to let him highlight both the humour and the threat." - Whatsonstage, Read more
ON BREAKING CHARACTER
10 Plays for University Students
Cathy Thomas
April 10, 2019
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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Authors
Henrik Ibsen
At age 23, Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) became theatre director and resident playwright of the new National Theatre at Bergen, charged with creating a national drama. He directed the Norwegian Theatre in Kristiana from 1857 to 1863, when the theatre went bankrupt. He then set off ...
