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Hedda Gabbler, Theatre Royal Glasgow

(Photograph Lizzy Watts by Hugo Glendinning)

THE NATIONAL THEATRE’S PRESENT
HEDDA GABLER

15 – 20 January, 2018

Theatre Royal, 282 Hope St, Glasgow G2 3QA

A NEW VERSION OF ISBEN’S MASTERPIECE BY PATRICK MARBER
DIRECTED BY IVO VAN HOVE

Following successful runs in Edinburgh and Aberdeen, The National Theatre will bring its new adaptation of take Hedda Gabler to Theatre Royal, Glasgow in less than two weeks.

With Lizzy Watts in the title role, this vital new version of Ibsen’s masterpiece by Olivier and Tony Award®-winning playwright Patrick Marber (Closer, Three Days in the Country) is directed by Ivo van Hove, one of the world’s most exciting directors. Olivier and Tony Award®-winning van Hove made his National Theatre debut with Hedda Gabler, which opened in December 2016. His acclaimed production of A View from the Bridge recently played to sold out houses in London and on Broadway and Obsession starring Jude Law is currently playing at The Barbican, London. Van Hove’s next production for the NT will be the world premiere of Network based on the Oscar-winning film and featuring the UK stage debut of Bryan Cranston.

Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free…

Lizzy Watts’ theatre credits include Strife at Chichester Festival Theatre, The Angry Brigade and Artefacts at The Bush, A Midsummer Night’s Dream at The Globe, Blink for Nabokov and Wasted for Paines Plough. TV includes The Durrells and Midsomer Murders and plays Ivy Layton in BBC Radio 4’s Home Front.

Set and lighting design for Hedda Gabler is by Jan Versweyveld, with costume design by An D’Huys and sound by Tom Gibbons. The Associate Directors are Jeff James and Rachel Lincoln..
Patrick Marber said: “It has been a huge honour to work with the great Ivo van Hove on this version of Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre. I am thrilled that this tour will enable more people to see his incredible production.”

LISTINGS

Hedda Gabler
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Mon 15-Sat 20 Jan
Mon-Sat eves: 7.30pm
Thurs, Sat mats: 2.30pm

Tickets

www.atgticket.com/glasgow
0844 871 7647

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