Hedda GablerGablerGabler
Conceived and Directed by Mary Angley
Co-created and Performed by Caithlin O’Loghlen, Emma Jevons, and Sarah-Jayde Tracey
Dramaturg Meta Cohen
Creative Consultant Alanah Guiry
Sound Designer Ethan Hunter
Production Manager Max Woods
Stage Manager Rosie Osmond
Producer Brooke Simmonds
Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, transformed into a three-way live art endurance sport.
Hedda is the role that “every actress” wants to play. Hedda is “Hamlet for women”. Hedda would rather die than be trapped in a domestic life.Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Hedda Gabler’ was a Feminist battle-cry in 1891, but 131 years later, do we need more stories about bourgeois angst and poetic-femme-death?
Hedda GablerGablerGabler combines scenes from Ibsen’s script with a series of competitive tasks. Each night, three actors will compete against each other to determine who will get to play Hedda in each scene. The roles will not be predetermined. The competitions will be real.
‘Vital and enlightening […] Risky and lively […] The stakes are very high in these drama games.’ – Suzanne Sandow, Stage Whispers (Hedda GablerGablerGabler, 2019)
‘A captivating hour that reflects commitment to fandom culture in comedic glory.‘ ★★★★★ – Helen Karakulak, On The Record (Grief Lightning, 2021)
Hedda is the role that “every actress” wants to play. Hedda is “Hamlet for women”. Hedda would rather die than be trapped in a domestic life.Henrik Ibsen’s ‘Hedda Gabler’ was a Feminist battle-cry in 1891, but 131 years later, do we need more stories about bourgeois angst and poetic-femme-death?
Hedda GablerGablerGabler combines scenes from Ibsen’s script with a series of competitive tasks. Each night, three actors will compete against each other to determine who will get to play Hedda in each scene. The roles will not be predetermined. The competitions will be real.
‘Vital and enlightening […] Risky and lively […] The stakes are very high in these drama games.’ – Suzanne Sandow, Stage Whispers (Hedda GablerGablerGabler, 2019)
‘A captivating hour that reflects commitment to fandom culture in comedic glory.‘ ★★★★★ – Helen Karakulak, On The Record (Grief Lightning, 2021)
La Mama Courthouse, 2022
Photographer Daren Gill
