Actress Cate Blanchett in the title role of Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler is both a play and a fictional character created by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. First published in 1890 and premiered the following year in Germany to negative reviews, the play Hedda Gabler has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theater, and world drama. Image File history File links Blanchett_as_Gabler. ... Image File history File links Blanchett_as_Gabler. ... Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Australian actress. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... A playwright, also known as a dramatist, is someone who writes dramatic literature or drama. ... Henrik Johan Ibsen (March 20, 1828 – May 23, 1906) was an extremely influential Norwegian playwright who was largely responsible for the rise of the modern realistic drama (dubbed the father of modern drama). It is said that Ibsen is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Realism in art and literature is the depiction of subjects as they appear, without embellishment or interpretation. ... The Era of Realism Realism began around 1850 as the Romanticism was ending around 1870, and gave way to the Isms of the 20th Century Theater. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The character of Hedda is one of the great dramatic roles in theater, the "female Hamlet," and some portrayals have been very controversial. Depending on the interpretation, Hedda may be portrayed as an idealistic heroine fighting society, a victim of circumstance, a prototypical feminist, or a manipulative villain. For other usages see Theatre (disambiguation) Theater (American English) or Theatre (British English and widespread usage among theatre professionals in the US) is that branch of the performing arts concerned with acting out stories in front of an audience using combinations of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle — indeed... A detail of the engraving of Daniel Maclises 1842 painting The Play-scene in Hamlet, portraying the moment when the guilt of Claudius is revealed. ... This article is about the type of character. ... Human relationships within an ethnically diverse society For other uses, see Society (disambiguation). ... Feminism is a social theory and political movement primarily informed and motivated by the experience of women. ... A typical cartoon villain. ...

Hedda's actual name in the play is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. About the title, Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than her husband's wife." [1] To meet Wikipedias quality standards and appeal to a wider international audience, this article may require cleanup. ...

Characters

Jørgen Tesman

Hedda Gabler, his wife

Miss Juliane Tesman, his aunt

Mrs. Elvsted

Judge Brack

Ejlert Løvborg

Berte, servant at the Tesmans

Summary

The action takes place in a villa in Kristiania (now Oslo). Hedda Gabler, daughter of an impoverished General, has just returned from her honeymoon with Jørgen Tesman, an aspiring young academic - reliable but uninteresting. It becomes clear in the course of the play that she has never loved him, that she married him for economic security, and she fears she may be pregnant. The reappearance of her former lover, Ejlert Løvborg, throws their lives into disarray. Løvborg, a writer, is also an 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), he shows signs of rehabilitation, and has just completed what he considers to be his masterpiece. This means he now poses a threat to Tesman, as a competitor for the university professorship which Tesman had believed would be his. It became clear earlier that the couple are financially overstretched and Tesman now tells Hedda that he will not be able to afford to have her do a great deal of entertaining or to support her in a lavish lifestyle. County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... Alcoholism is the compulsive consumption of alcohol. ...

Hedda, apparently jealous of Mrs Elvsted's influence over Ejlert, hopes to come between them. Tesman, returning home from a party, finds the manuscript of Ejlert Løvborg's great work, which the latter has lost while drunk. When Hedda next sees him, he confesses to her, despairingly, that he has lost the manuscript. Instead of telling him that the manuscript has been found, Hedda encourages him to commit suicide, giving him a pistol. She then burns the manuscript. She tells her husband she has destroyed it to secure their future, so that he, not Løvborg, will become a professor. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... A Browning 9 millimeter semiautomatic pistol Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century A pistol or handgun is a usually small firearm that can be used with one hand. ...

When the news comes that Løvborg has indeed killed himself, Tesman and Mrs Elvsted are determined to try to reconstruct his book from what they already know. Hedda is shocked to discover, from the sinister Judge Brack, that Ejlert's death, in a brothel, was messy and probably accidental and worse, Brack knows where the pistol came from. This means that he has power over her, which he will use to insinuate himself into the household (there is a strong implication that he will try to seduce Hedda). Leaving the others, she goes into another room and shoots herself.

Productions

The play was first performed in Munich, Germany, at the Königliches Residenz-Theater on 31 January 1891, with Clara Heese as Hedda. The first British performance was at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on April 20 the same year, starring Elizabeth Robins, who directed it with Marion Lea, who played Thea. Robins also played Hedda in the first US production, which opened on March 30, 1898 at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, New York. Munich (German: München, (pronounced listen)German Federal State of Bavaria. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the British city. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Elizabeth Robins (1862 - 1952) was an actress, playwright, novelist, and suffragist. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

Many popular actresses have played the role of Hedda: they include Eleanora Duse, Alla Nazimova, Asta Nielsen, Anne Meacham, Ingrid Bergman, Jill Bennett, Janet Suzman, Diana Rigg, Isabelle Huppert, Kate Burton, Kelly McGillis, Fiona Shaw, Annette Bening, and Cate Blanchett for which she won the 2005 Helpmann Award (Australia) for Best Female Actor in a Play. In 2005, a production by Richard Eyre, starring Eve Best, at the Almeida Theatre in London has been well-received, and later transferred for an 11 1/2 week run in the West End. The play was staged at Chicago's famed Steppenwolf Theater starring actress Martha Plimpton, who is credited with bringing renewed modern interest to the play. Early in 2006, the play gained critical success at the West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds and at the Liverpool Playhouse, directed by Matthew Lloyd with Gillian Kearney in the lead role. Duse, Time, Jul. ... Alla Nazimova [1], born Mariam Edez Adelaida Leventon, (May 22, 1879 - July 13, 1945) was an American theater and film actress, scriptwriter, and producer. ... Asta Nielsen Asta Sofie Amalie Nielsen (September 11, 1883 - May 24, 1972), also known as Die Asta, was a Danish actress, mostly appearing in German silent films during the 1910s and 1920s. ... Anne Meacham (born July 21, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American actress of stage and television. ... Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca (help· info) (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Jill Bennett (December 24, 1931 - October 4, 1990) was a British actress best known as the wife of playwright John Osborne. ... Janet Suzman (born February 9, 1939) is a South African actress. ... Rigg in her most famous role as Emma Peel. ... Isabelle Ann Huppert (born March 16, 1953) is a French actress. ... Kate Burton (born on 10 September 1957 in Geneva, Switzerland) is an American actress. ... McGillis as seen on the cover of the Top Gun DVD Kelly McGillis (born 9 July 1957 in Newport Beach, California, USA) is an American actress, whose notable movies include Witness (for which she received a Golden Globe nomination), Top Gun and The Accused. ... Fiona Shaw as Aunt Petunia in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. ... Annette Bening Annette Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. ... Cate Blanchett (born May 14, 1969) is an Academy Award-winning Australian actress. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Richard Eyre, (born 28 March 1943), is a British film and theatre director. ... Founded in 1980, the Almeida Theatre has become one of the key theatres in London. ... // West End theatre is a popular term for mainstream professional theatre in London, or sometimes more specifically for shows staged in the large theatres of Londons Theatreland . Along with New Yorks Broadway Theatre, West End theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of theatre in the... Martha Plimpton (3rd from the left) with the Goonies Cast 2001 Reunion Martha Plimpton (born Martha Carradine on November 16, 1970, in New York City) is former model turned actress who was born to famous actor parents Keith Carradine and Shelley Plimpton. ... Since opening in March 1990, West Yorkshire Playhouse in Leeds has established a reputation both nationally and internationally as one of Britains most exciting producing theatres, winning awards for everything from its productions to its customer service. ... The Playhouse theatre is on Williamson Square, in Liverpool. ... Gillian, as Debbie McGrath, with Simon OBrien in Damon and Debbie Gillian Kearney (born 9 May 1972, Aigburth, Liverpool) is a British actress. ...

The play has been filmed a number of times, from silent movies onwards, and in many languages. In 1975, Glenda Jackson was nominated for an Academy Award as leading actress for her role in a British film adaptation, simply titled Hedda. A more recent American film version (2004) relocated the story to a community of young academics in Washington State. 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Glenda May Jackson, CBE, (born May 9, 1936) is a two-time Academy Award-winning British actress and politician, currently Labour Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hampstead and Highgate in the London Borough of Camden. ... Academy Awards The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are the most prominent film awards in the United States and most watched awards ceremony in the world. ... Hedda is a 1975 film adaptation of Henrik Ibsens Hedda Gabler. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Film adaptations

• Hedda Gabler 1917, silent, USA
• Hedda Gabler 1919, silent, Italy
• Hedda Gabler 1924, silent, Germany
• "Hedda Gabler" episode (5 January 1954) of anthology series The United States Steel Hour (starring Tallulah Bankhead)
• Hedda Gabler 1961, Yugoslavia, TV movie
• Hedda Gabler 1963, Germany, TV movie
• Hedda Gabler 1963, USA, TV movie (starring Ingrid Bergman)
• Hedda Gabler 1972, United Kingdom, BBC
• Hedda Gabler 1975, Norway, TV movie
• Hedda 1975, United Kingdom
• Hedda Gabler 1978, Belgium
• Hedda Gabler 1979, Italy, TV movie
• Hedda Gabler 1980, United Kingdom
• Hedda Gabler 1984, Belgium, TV movie
• Hedda Gabler 1993 United Kingdom, BBC
• Hedda Gabler 1993, Sweden, TV movie
• Hedda Gabler 2004, USA

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External links

• Hedda Gabler, available for free via Project Gutenberg