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The casting reunites Holmes with the Globe’s artistic director, Barry Edelstein, who directed her in the Off-Broadway ...
Film and stage actor Katie Holmes will open The Old Globe’s 2026 season in February, starring as the title character in a new ...
The Old Globe's Artistic Director Barry Edelstein, who directed Katie Holmes in the off-Broadway production of "The Wanderers ...
But “Hedda Gabler” shows that realism isn’t about gritty domestic melodrama. It’s about critiquing society in a way that would in any other situation be taboo.
Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a slate of conversations for its 50th anniversary ceremony. Part of TIFF 50's In ...
Hedda Gabler is not particularly likable and therein lies the play's biggest challenge for theater artists: Her self-absorption is evident from her very first moments onstage and her resolute lack ...
Hedda’s beloved father, General Gabler, had some financial reversals before his death, and although there’s a quick mention of Hedda having many male admirers, it’s surprising she chose George.
Hedda Gabler, a nearly colorless figure in pale light, stares blankly at the garish blue walls of her sitting room, alone and transparently morose. Then a wave of morning sickness hits her -- if ...
With “Hedda Gabler,” the dramatic problem has always been the character of George. Early in the play, Ibsen offers a disclaimer when he puts the words in Hedda’s mouth: “You’re probably ...
Henrik Ibsen’s “Hedda Gabler” is set for performances Nov. 5-14. “I would put it in the category of a psychological drama,” Mark Baer, director of the play, said in a recent phone interview.
Hedda Gabler "My frivolity had consequences," says Hedda Gabler in Broadway's new production of the Ibsen classic. She is explaining her predicament to the sinisterly Judge Brack, but the line has ...