Hedda Gabler single work   drama  
Adaptation of Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen , 1890 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 2013... 2013 Hedda Gabler
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'A heroine. A victim. A villain. Hedda Gabler is all of these and more - a woman filled with a restless passion for life that cannot be satisfied by her marriage or her perfect home. Henrik Ibsen's towering classic will be given a sharp contemporary adaptation by Joanna Murray-Smith (The Female of the Species, Lovechild, Honour).

Reared to take her place as a society hostess but without the means to support such a lifestyle after her father's death, Hedda is trapped in a loveless marriage and must live out her life according to a set of standards totally alien to her upbringing.

As she strives to find a way to fulfil her desires, an old flame from the past reappears - the brilliant Lovborg whose prodigal talent serves to highlight the dull and plodding world of her husband. The connection cannot be resisted and leads to violent and tragic events even she could not have predicted or controlled.' (Producer's blurb)

Production Details

  • Presented by State Theatre Company of South Australia 26 Apr – 18 May 2013.

    Director: Geordie Brookman.

    Set and Lighting Designer: Geoff Cobham.

    Costume Designer and Associate Set Designer: Alisa Paterson.

    Composer: DJ Trip.

    Cast include Alison Bell, Terence Crawford, Cameron Goodall, and Nathan O'Keefe.

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Works about this Work

Heady Days Louise Nunn , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 April 2013; (p. 13)
Bell Outstanding as Ibsen's Driven Woman in Search of a 'Man's Life' Murray Bramwell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 May 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of Hedda Gabler Joanna Murray-Smith , 2013 single work drama
Songs for Everybody David Knight , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , April no. 398 2013; (p. 24)
Bell Outstanding as Ibsen's Driven Woman in Search of a 'Man's Life' Murray Bramwell , 2013 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 2 May 2013; (p. 13)

— Review of Hedda Gabler Joanna Murray-Smith , 2013 single work drama
Songs for Everybody David Knight , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , April no. 398 2013; (p. 24)
Heady Days Louise Nunn , 2013 single work column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 27 April 2013; (p. 13)
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