Hedda Gabler (NHB Modern Plays)

Hedda Gabler (NHB Modern Plays)

by Richard Eyre and Henrik Ibsen
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 07/06/2016

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Richard Eyre's high-profile adaptation of Ibsen's famous 'problem play' about a headstrong woman's determination to control those around her.


Arriving home after an extended honeymoon, Hedda struggles with an existence that is, for her, devoid of excitement and enchantment. Filled with a passion for life that cannot be confined by her marriage or 'perfect home', Hedda strives to find a way to fulfil her desires by manipulating those around her.


Richard Eyre's adaptation of Ibsen's Hedda Gabler was premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London, in 2005.


'A triumph... Eyre's dialogue is forceful, clear, with just enough idiomatic dash' - Observer


'Hedda is often regarded as the female Hamlet. But Eyre reminds us that it is a great polyphonic play as well as a commanding title-role' - Guardian


'Hedda Gabler still has the power to shock' - Independent on Sunday


'thrilling... re-administers, as if for the first time, the devastating shock and the sheer affront of Ibsen's drama' - Independent

ISBN:
9781788500708
9781788500708
Category:
Plays
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
07-06-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Nick Hern Books
Richard Eyre

Richard and Linda Eyre are New York Times #1 bestselling authors whose writing career has spanned four decades and whose books have sold in the millions. They have appeared on virtually all major national talk shows, including Oprah and Today, and have seen their books translated into a dozen languages.

They write a syndicated weekly newspaper column and currently spend most of their time traveling and speaking to audiences throughout the world on families, parenting, and life-balance (and trying to keep up with their twenty-six grandchildren). The Eyres' vision statement is "Fortify families by celebrating commitment, popularizing parenting, bolstering balance, and validating values." The Eyres live in Park City, Utah.

Henrik Ibsen

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) is often called 'the Father of Modern Drama'. Born in Norway, he left his homeland in 1864 for a 21-year long voluntary exile in Italy and Germany. After successes with the verse dramas Brand and Peer Gynt, he turned to prose, writing his great 12-play cycle of society dramas between 1877 and 1899. This included A Doll's House, Ghosts, Hedda Gabler, The Master Builderand, finally, When We Dead Awaken.

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