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
Gabe Gabler season, Gabler was selected in the minor league draft by the Milwaukee Braves. He played 21 games for the Milwaukee Class AA minor league affiliate in 1956. In May of that season, he was purchased by the Chicago Cubs organization. Within a few weeks, he went to the Pittsburgh Pirates and back to the Cubs. Gabler's only MLB appearances came in 1958, when he played three games for the Cubs. He returned to the minor leagues, where he made his last appearance in 1961. Gabler died in St. Louis in 2014. Gabe Gabler William Louis "Gabe" Gabler (August 4, 1930