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'Hedda' attracts Oscars buzz, but viewers can catch the original play on stage in CT

Tessa Thompson's new film is inspired by the play "Hedda Gabler," currently on state at the Yale Repertory Theatre.
BroadwayWorld

Photos: Marianna Gailus and More Star in HEDDA GABLER at Yale Repertory Theatre

Yale Repertory Theatre is presenting Henrik Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler, the final production staged by James Bundy as the ...

Tessa Thompson Opens Up About Her 'Approach to Love and Relationships' After Making “Hedda” (Exclusive)

Onstage, DaCosta and Thompson reminisced about their first meeting a decade ago, with Thompson saying that she’s “always in ...

Tessa Thompson: 'Hedda' is struggling to hold onto her sense of self

"Creed" and "Westworld" star Tessa Thompson says the title character she plays in "Hedda" is in great emotional turmoil when ...

‘Hedda’ costars Tessa Thompson and Nina Hoss on the ‘gift’ of playing opposite each other

The two actors reunited as part of Gold Derby's "Dream Team" series to talk about how they supported each on-screen and off ...

Tessa Thompson on How the ‘Tremendously Generous’ Nina Hoss Makes the Case for Future Gender-Flipped Versions of ‘Hedda’

IndieWire Honors: Thompson also talks about her co-star's grand entrance in the film, a party scene in which Thompson was ...

Hedda director Nia DaCosta reimagines one of literature’s most controversial women

The award-winning filmmaker joins Q’s Tom Power to discuss her new film adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play Hedda ...

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen on playing (and being) ‘smitten’ for ‘A Man on the Inside’

In the season premiere of The Envelope video podcast, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen discuss their Netflix comedy and Nina ...

How One Scene Narrowed The Search For The House In ‘Hedda’: “Can We Drop A Chandelier In Your Home?” – Contenders Los Angeles

Hedda writer-director Nia DaCosta explained on the criteria they presented property owners when scouting the location for the 1950s-set film.

‘Hedda’ Director Nia DaCosta and Star Tessa Thompson on Making a Successful Adaptation: ‘Implicate Yourself’

"It's been done a million times before. Give us something new," said Thompson to IndieWire, of the spirit that drove her and DaCosta's audacious new film adaptation of the canonical Ibsen play.

Hedda at the Orange Tree Theatre: 'Super-smart but lacks tension'

Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler is reimaged in Chelsea in the 40s, with Pearl Chanda’s title character an Anglo-Indian actress denying ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: Must she die? In Victory Theatre’s funny ‘Resolving Hedda,’ an Ibsen character tries to defy fate

Henrik Ibsen: Ahead of his time. Father of modern drama. Often considered an early male feminist for confronting the constraints on women in the 19th century. The title character of one of his plays ...