What happens when you restrict a woman from expressing her thoughts? What is it like to be a woman in a patriarchal world?
Molly Atkinson, Director of Hedda Gabler, sits down with Stratford Festival Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino to address these questions as they discuss Henrik Ibsen's controversial play adapted by Patrick Marber. Listen as Atkinson revisits how the play was criticized when it first premièred in Munich due to its depiction of an unconventional woman with “masculine” characteristics. Some may judge Hedda’s ways of navigating a world where men hold control over women, but as Atkinson suggests, Hedda "is all of us." By the end of this conversation, listeners will understand why the director believes everyone in the audience at Hedda Gabler will find moments of understanding and connection to even the play’s complex anti-hero.
Hedda Gabler
By Henrik Ibsen
A new version by Patrick Marber
From a literal translation by Karin and Ann Bamborough
Directed by Molly Atkinson
Set and Costume Designer - Lorenzo Savoini
Lighting Designer - Kaileigh Krysztofiak
Composer, Sound Designer - Mishelle Cuttler
Fight and Intimacy Director - Anita Nittoly
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