Hedda Gabler

How do you define Hedda Gabler? A seductive woman or a haughty, dissatisfied, egotistical, impatient and often acerbic woman? This complexity has made her one of the most famous theatrical figures. Barely back from her honeymoon, she already seems to regret her marriage to a petty-bourgeois, unambitious husband. Should General Gabler's daughter be content with a monotonous, narrow life? The comfortable, hushed marital home, which had failed to hold Nora, the heroine of A Doll's House, seems like a prison to her. The visit of a former lover-turned-writer, who brings her his latest work, sparks new energy within these walls, but what was dormant in Hedda, what she tried to conceal, is exacerbated. This dark, enigmatic woman, close to an Emma Bovary, is one of the tragic characters every actress dreams of playing.