Hedda Gabler

Summary: 1957 Associated Television production for ITV of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen.
Theatre play: Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Hedda, the daughter of an aristocratic and enigmatic general, has just returned to her villa in Kristiania (now Oslo) from her honeymoon. Her husband is George Tesman, a young academic who continued his research during their honeymoon. It becomes clear in the course of the play that she has never loved him but married him because she thinks her years of youthful abandon are over. It is also suggested that she may be pregnant. The reappearance of George’s academic rival, Eilert Lövborg, throws their lives into disarray. Eilert, a writer, is also a recovered alcoholic who has wasted his talent until now. Thanks to a relationship with Hedda’s old schoolmate Thea Elvsted (who has left her husband for him), Eilert shows signs of rehabilitation and has just completed a bestseller in the same field as George. When Hedda and Eilert talk privately together, it becomes apparent that they are former lovers...' (adapted slightly from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedda_Gabler).
Production history: Premiered in Germany in 1891.
Date of transmission: Wednesday 29 May 1957
Time: 8.00-9.30pm
Series: Play of the Week
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated Television (ATV, 1955-1982)

Director

Lionel Harris

Producer

Lionel Harris

Playwright

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)

Adapted for Television by

Ernest Borneman

Translator

Ernest Borneman

Cast

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