Hedda
Gabler
Court House Theatre
| July 25 – September 29
by HENRIK IBSEN
in a new version by RICHARD EYRE
Directed by MARTHA HENRY
“These things come over me, just like that, suddenly. And I can’t hold back.”
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A heroine. A victim. A villain. Hedda Gabler is all of these and more – a woman filled with a passion for life that cannot be satisfied by her marriage or her perfect home. As Hedda strives to find a way to fulfil her desires, an old flame from the past reappears – now her husband’s academic rival. This connection cannot be resisted, but leads to events even she could not have predicted. The unsparing presentation of primal urges clashing against stifling convention is always at the forefront of Ibsen’s plays. Hedda is one of several Ibsen women whose complex struggle is brilliantly laid bare, still resonating so powerfully and disturbingly today. —Jackie Maxwell The play is recommended for ages 16 and up. |