A re-examining of Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler
Written by Andrew Whittle
“I don’t even know always what sets it off, but when it happens I’m not responsible for what I say or what I do. “
Arriving home after a long honeymoon Hedda struggles coming to terms with her marriage, having married for financial security not love, and moving into a new home she and her new husband cannot afford.
Brought up in a sheltered environment by a single parent, Hedda had yearned for years to grasp life by the throat and enjoy herself. Instead she feels trapped. Buried alive with years of tedious, intolerable life ahead of her.
She plots to break that tedium by the manipulation of those close to her, with consequences that even she had not foreseen…
Running time: 2hrs 40mins (including a 20 minute interval)
SARAH WYNE KORDAS
MELANIE REVILL
DAVID HUBBALL
ALEXANDRA WHITWORTH
MONICA NASH
JAMES PARSONS
ROBERT HAMILTON
Bertha
Juliana Tesman
George Tesman
Hedda Tesman (née Gabler)
Thea Elvsted
Judge Brack
Eilert Lövborg
ANDREW WHITTLE
CARL WALKER
SALLY WALKER
FIONA FISH & KATE FARMER
REBECCA MOORE
PATI S BOTO
CHRIS BASSETT
SEEDBED STUDIOS
HARRISON NICHOLLS LTD
RACHEL PACKARD
WILD ERIC MEDIA LTD
Producer, Director, and Adaptor
Lighting and Sound Design
Stage Manager, Lighting and Sound Operative and Props
Assistant Stage Managers
Costumes
Hair and Makeup
Set Design and Assembly
Set Construction and Assembly
Publicity and Programme Design
Marketing
Trailer Production
Production photographs by Samuel Legge
photos from the 2023 production
