Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler Hedda Gabler () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. Ibsen was present at the world premiere, which took place on 31 January 1891 at the Residenztheater in Munich. It is recognized as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama. The title character, Hedda, is considered one of the great dramatic roles in theatre. Hedda's married name is Hedda Tesman; Gabler is her maiden name. On the subject of the title, Ibsen wrote: "My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda as a personality is to be regarded rather
Hedda Gabler produced by Shanghai's Hangzhou XiaoBaiHua Yue Opera House. An adaptation with a lesbian relationship was staged in Philadelphia in 2009 by Mauckingbird Theatre Company. A production at Princeton University's Lewis Center for the Arts featured a male actor, Sean Peter Drohan, in the title role. Philip Kan Gotanda 'loosely' adapted Hedda Gabler into his 2002 play, "The Wind Cries Mary". A prostitute in the feature film "" is named Hedda Gobbler. The 2009 album "Until the Earth Begins to Part" by Scottish folk indie-rock band Broken Records features a song, "If Eilert Løvborg Wrote A Song, It Would Sound Like