Hedda Gabler in 2011. Vahid Rahbani was summoned to court for inquiry after an Iranian news agency blasted the classic drama in a review and described it as "vulgar" and "hedonistic" with symbols of "sexual slavery cult." A modernised New Zealand adaptation by The Wild Duck starring Clare Kerrison in the title role, and opening at BATS Theatre in Wellington in April, 2009, was referred to as "extraordinarily accessible without compromising Ibsen's genius at all." A Serbian production premiered in February 2011 at the National Theatre in Belgrade. A 2012 Brian Friel adaptation of the play staged at London's The Old Vic
Frank Gabler Frank Gabler Frank Harold Gabler (November 6, 1911 in East Highland, California – November 1, 1967 in Long Beach, California) was a right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York Giants (1935–1937), Boston Bees (1937–1938) and Chicago White Sox (1938). He was nicknamed The Great Gabbo. Gabler made his major league debut on April 19, 1935 with the Giants. In his rookie season, he went 2–1 with a 5.70 ERA in 26 appearances (one start). The following season, Gabler went 9–8 with a 3.12 ERA in 43 games (14 starts) for the Giants. He began 1937 with