A modern adaption of an Ibsen classic
'The mind is its own place, and in itself can make a heaven of hell, a hell of heaven.'
(John Milton, Paradise Lost)
Hedda Gabler has it all - the life she chose, the husband she chose and the home she chose. She is brilliant, witty and cultivated. Expecting to launch a salon of her own for the social and artistic elite.
Even so, Hedda isn't happy.
Just back from a 6-month honeymoon, she is bored and frustrated. She resents the sacrifice of freedom involved in any commitment – to her new husband, whom she already finds intolerably dull; to the home she chose on a whim and now finds claustrophobic; to the pressure to become a mother. 'I will not be depended on!' she cries.
Hedda has created her own prison, her own hell. Her baffled rage at her situation leads her to manipulate those around her in more and more impulsive, destructive ways, always seeking an escape into a pure, aesthetic realm which is where she feels she belongs.
No – she is not a good person, Hedda Gabler. But she is mesmeric. She has a pair of pistols and knows how to use them. She effortlessly commands the attention of everyone around her – and that includes the theatre audience. You won't be able to look away.
Written by Henrik Ibsen
Directed by Graham Smith
Monday 24th - Saturday 29th March, 7.30 pm
Sherborne Studio Theatre, Marston Road, Sherborne
Tickets for Hedda Gabler will be on sale from February 24th
Make your evening out complete with a preshow meal at the Newell French Bistro in Greenhill, just a few minutes walk from the Theatre. Note that the restaurant is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
3-course menu (excluding wine) £26.50
with a full à la carte menu to choose from.
01935 710386
