Hedda Gabler Munich at the Königliches Residenz-Theater on 31 January 1891, with Clara Heese as Hedda, though Ibsen was said to be displeased with the declamatory style of her performance. Ibsen’s work had an international following, so that translations and productions in various countries appeared very soon after the publication in Copenhagen and the premiere in Munich. In February 1891 there were two productions: Berlin and Copenhagen. The first British performance was at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on 20 April 1891, starring Elizabeth Robins, who directed it with Marion Lea, who played Thea. Robins also played Hedda in the first US production,
Tom Baker Hopkins, and Filippo in "The Rules of the Game". After leaving the role of The Doctor in 1981, Baker returned to theatre to play Oscar Wilde in "Feasting with Panthers" at the Chichester Festival Theatre. The following year, he played Judge Brack in "Hedda Gabler", with Susannah York as Hedda, in the West End. Also in 1982, Baker played Dr Frank Bryant in a Royal Shakespeare Company production of "Educating Rita", alongside Kate Fitzgerald as Rita. He returned to the National Theatre in 1984 to play Mr Hardcastle in "She Stoops to Conquer" in the Olivier Theatre and on a