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Full-Length Play, Drama / 4w, 3m
Henrik Ibsen, Patrick Marber
Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free.
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.
The main room of the Tesman’s new home. A city in Europe.
"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
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