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Hedda |
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| Description | A re-imagining of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler By Melissa Bubnic. Directed by Paige Rattray. Presented by Queensland Theatre. Bille Brown Theatre, 10 November - 8 December, 2018. The script surges between devilishly funny, high-paced dialogue, and tense, sparse, dramatic scenes in which you can hear your own heightened heartbeat. Our modern Hedda (Danielle Cormack) is in a marriage of convenience with a Gold Coast ice baron, George (Jason Klarwein). She’s moved from Melbourne to live in a garish Mcmansion with her new husband and quickly alienates George’s cashed-up-bogan family and friends with her sneering superiority. Hedda manipulates every situation to her best advantage in a drug-fuelled, violent and ultimately deadly game of dominance over the men who seek to control her. The story explores the ways in which classism and snobbery have crept into Australians’ attitudes to each other. It looks at the bright, superficiality and hedonism of the Gold Coast versus the entrenched superiority that black attired, latte sipping southerners tend to have when meeting Queenslanders. It challenges the assumption that all northerners are racist, tasteless, small-minded morons. Heddais an entertaining and at times confronting look at crime, power and obscene wealth. It explores important gender issues and leaves you with plenty of food for thought. Where Ibsen’s work might feel plodding and dusty, this reimagining has all the pace and tension of an addictive action thriller. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Bille Brown Studio, 78 Montague Rd, South Brisbane, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Date | 10th November 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Date | 8th December 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Professional | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Genre | Theatre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Production Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Performance language | English | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event Identifier | 102621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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