Hedda Gabler

Summary: 1972 BBC production 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: Friday 20 October 1972
Time: 9.25-11.15pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

Waris Hussein

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Robert Wright

Playwright

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906)

Translator

Michael Meyer

Musician

Tom McCall (piano)

Designer

Natasha Kroll

Costume Designer

Dorothea Wallace

Script Editor

Rosemary Hill

Cast

Title: Hedda Gabler (BBC, 1972)
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