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Play of the Month: Hedda Gabler

BBC One
on BBC One London

by Henrik Ibsen
Translated by Michael Meyer
Starring Janet Suzman, Ian McKellen, Tom Bell, Jane Asher
with Brendan Barry and Dorothy Reynolds

When General Gabler's daughter Hedda realises the oppressive consequences of her recent marriage to the provincial and ineffectual Tesman, she embarks on a wilful and dreadful course of destruction.

(Janet Suzman is a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company)
("I have always enjoyed doing things that were too hard for me...": p13)
(Colour)

Contributors

Author:
Henrik Ibsen
Translated by:
Michael Meyer
Pianist:
Tom McCall
Costume Designer:
Dorothea Wallace
Lighting:
Robert Wright
Script Editor:
Rosemary Hill
Designer:
Natasha Kroll
Producer:
Cedric Messina
Director:
Waris Hussein
Hedda Gabler:
Janet Suzman
George Tesman:
Ian McKellen
Eilert Lovborg:
Tom Bell
Mrs Elvsted:
Jane Asher
Judge Brack:
Brendan Barry
Aunt Juliana:
Dorothy Reynolds
Berthe:
Rachel Thomas
Source: Radio Times

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