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Hedda Gabler

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Chickenshed Theatre · London

Newly married Hedda returns from her honeymoon to a life she never wanted, just as an old connection re-enters her household.

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The story

Hedda, a general's daughter, has returned to Kristiania with her husband George Tesman, a serious young academic she does not love. Their settled future is disturbed by the return of George's academic rival Eilert Løvborg, a recovering alcoholic whose renewed success is closely tied to Hedda's former schoolmate Thea Elvsted.

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A tightly focused domestic drama shaped by marriage, academic rivalry and old relationships, with Hedda caught inside a social arrangement she finds increasingly difficult to tolerate.

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psychological drama, strained marriages, intellectual rivalry and characters trapped by social expectations.

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From 20 Sept 2026
Booking until 20 Sept 2026

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