The National Theatre’s Production of Hedda Gabler - with Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Ruth Wilson - Broadcast to Cinemas
"We’re being presented with one of the performances and productions of the year" Daily Telegraph
Hedda Gabler also features Prometheus’s Rafe Spall and Poldark’s Kyle Soller
NT Live screens to over 2,500 cinemas in 60 countries
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Ibsen’s classic play Hedda Gabler - originally broadcast to cinemas in March 2017 as part of National Theatre Live is still showing in selected cinemas across the UK and internationally.
Ruth Wilson (The Affair, Luther) stars in the title role as new bride Hedda who returns from honeymoon with husband Tesman (Kyle Soller, Poldark) to find their relationship already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel.
Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge & The Crucible on Broadway) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece in a new version by Patrick Marber (Notes on a Scandal, Closer).
Launched in 2009, National Theatre Live broadcasts have been seen by an audience of over 6.5 million people at 2500 venues in 60 countries. The first season began in June 2009 with the acclaimed production of Phédre starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren. Recent broadcasts include Benedict Cumberbatch in Hamlet, Tom Hiddleston in Coriolanus, Gillian Anderson in A Streetcar Named Desire, James Corden in One Man, Two Guvners, Jonny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch in Frankenstein and War Horse.
Hedda Gabler is still showing in selected cinemas across The UK and internationally as part of National Theatre Live. To find your nearest cinema go to http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/59687-hedda-gabler
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