In this conceptual comedy, receiving its world premiere at South Coast Rep, Hedda Gabler and other famed fictional figures live on in a type of purgatory, trapped in the confines of character imposed ...

Every actor knows Hedda Gabler. The protagonist in Henrik Ibsen’s 1891 play is considered one of the great dramatic roles in theater. Elusive and complex, Hedda is a newlywed who, already bored with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. No Hedda Gabler slander will be tolerated as long as Tessa Thompson is around. “I still have moments where people will say ...

As can happen in adaptations, writer and director Nia DaCosta’s decision to abandon the period-specific trappings of 1890s Norway for “Hedda,” her film version of “Hedda Gabler” which takes place in a ...

Our latest guest on Take Ten is Tessa Thompson. From next week, you can see Thompson in the titular role of Hedda, Nia DaCosta’s big-screen reimagining of Henrik Ibsen’s play. In this episode, ...

Nia DaCosta at the Deadline Studio at TIFF 2025 Deadline For Nia DaCosta, working with Tessa Thompson as her muse has redefined Henrik Ibsen’s play Hedda Gabler and made it work in purely cinematic ...

Thompson has a remarkably self-assured physical presence, but her efforts are undone by her bizarre delivery. Credit: Parisa Taghizadeh/Prime Copyright: © Amazon ...

Anna Mackmin's strong cast make the mood swings between pain and laughter very clear, but the disconcerting result is that the evening is robbed of tension and engaging complexity. When is a ...

Considering that Hedda Gabler is one of the great character portraits in all of drama, it is amazing how stiflingly unanimous critical opinion and acting theory have been about her. For decade after ...

“I’ve had young women say to me, ‘I’m such a Hedda,’ ” says Thompson. “I think what they mean is that they have some part of them that also acts on impulse, that also wants to walk into a room and ...