Shooting Hedda Gabler

<p><i>I can do it. I can be her. Hedda Gabler.</i> <p/>When offered the lead part in a Norwegian film adaptation of <i>Hedda Gabler</i> an American actress seizes the opportunity to escape Hollywood - and gain some artistic credibility. She's running away from her past as a child star from her present as a tabloid punchline and from an unfortunate collision between a self-driving Tesla and a member of the paparazzi. <p/>What awaits her in Norway is a film set where reality and fiction are blurred by Henrik the brilliant and demanding director. As the atmosphere on set becomes increasingly claustrophobic she becomes unmoored and paranoid - and Henrik becomes fixated on how to end the movie with a bang. <p/>Nina Segal's <i>Shooting Hedda Gabler</i> is a radical and affectionate adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's <i>Hedda Gabler</i> about doing whatever is necessary to get the shot. <p/>This edition was published to coincide with the Rose Original Production in association with The Norwegian Ibsen Company at Rose Theatre London in September 2023.</p>