National Theatre Live: Hedda Gabler

Sunday, February 4 - Monday, February 5, 2018

Back by popular demand!

“I’ve no talent for life.”

Just married. Buried alive. Hedda longs to be free…

Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece.

Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair, Jane Eyre) plays the title role in a new version by Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal, Closer).

Part of our National Theatre Live series.

• Running Time 160 minutes
• Director Patrick Marber
• Writer Henrik Ibsen (stage play), Patrick Marber (adaptation)

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