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Hedda Gabler
[ hed-uh gab-ler ]
noun
- a play (1890) by Henrik Ibsen.
Example Sentences
Allen made her West End theatre debut in 2:22 - A Ghost Story in 2021, and is due to return to the stage in Hedda, a new version of Henrik Ibsen's Hedda Gabler, at Bath Theatre Royal's Ustinov Studio in July.
But unlike 鈥淎 Doll鈥檚 House鈥 and 鈥淗edda Gabler,鈥 which are never out of the repertory for long, 鈥淎n Enemy of the People鈥 has gathered dust on the academic sidelines.
Their productions of 鈥淗edda Gabler鈥 went straight for the dialectical fire.
Van Hove has a thing for bloody imagery: His Hedda Gabler was famously doused with tomato juice by the lascivious Judge Brack; 鈥淎 View from the Bridge鈥 ends with its cast being symbolically drenched in blood.
This one sounds intriguing: The ever-wonderful Tessa Thompson, who proved between the drama 鈥淧assing鈥 and her comedic turn in the 鈥淭hor鈥 Marvel movies that there鈥檚 nothing she can鈥檛 do, will star in Nia DaCosta鈥檚 re-imagining of Ibsen鈥檚 play 鈥淗edda Gabler,鈥 as a housewife bringing ruination to all those close to her on the night of a party.
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