English Theatre Utrecht to Present HEDDA GABLER in Utrecht and Amsterdam
Eef de Korte and Alisa Shcherban star in Henrik Ibsen's classic, set in 1950s Norway.
English Theatre Utrecht will present the Norwegian classic "Hedda Gabler" in Utrecht May 30-31, and June 6-7 in Amsterdam.
In the cold recesses of 1950s Norway General Gabler's daughter Hedda and her husband Tesman return from their honeymoon. Tesman sees a bright future yet fails to see the disdain Hedda has for her new life. Her mask of frivolity and mischief hides contempt for those who trapped her in her life of upper class boredom or worse: Thrive despite her pain.
One day fate brings an old classmate of Hedda's home. Thea is everything Hedda finds wrong with others: Unable to see what makes life unfair yet still finding meaning. As a further insult, Thea is accompanied by Hedda's old flame Løvborg. Together they thrive but underneath Løvborg has a spark that, if left unchecked, will lead to self-destruction.
Over the course of a day Hedda tries to stoke competition in everyone around her, but in her attempts to test the limits she loses the control over others that she desperately cherishes until one act of defiance is all she has left.
See Eef de Korte and Alisa Shcherban embody the role previously played by Cate Blanchett, Tessa Thompson, and Dame Maggie Smith. By setting this retelling over the course of a day in the 1950s, ETU hope audiences can relate to Hedda's frustration at a society whose objectifying view of women can reduce them down as easily as they can build them up, whilst exemplifying how she fails to see her own privileges.
Tickets are on sale now on ETU's official website. Shows feature a double cast and discounts are available for students and anyone wanting to see both casts. Performed in English.
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