Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler is, without a doubt, one of Ibsen's great works. It's a confrontation, a constant clash between desire and the highest aspirations, and conformity and acceptance of mediocrity. Hedda wants a life full of heroic gestures, grand parties, luxury... but does she have the courage to break with the stability she's assured of? And what if that stability turns out to be boring and mediocre?

Ibsen presents us with an unresolved debate; all the characters live in this debate, each representing a different path, and none seemingly leading to satisfaction. It's a path full of choices, of decisions. If we choose what we do, do we choose who we are? Are we responsible for the choices of those who accompany us? A play of actors. A thrilling story that changes the destiny of all the characters in just 48 hours.

Upon reading the text, I thought: what a pleasure it would be to rehearse this play! It's a piece to be enjoyed in its purest form! Why not bring it to the stage as if it were a rehearsal? Without staging a historical reconstruction or making a contemporary hypothesis. Working directly with the text, with a will for simplicity and austerity. A table, some chairs, an armchair, a few glasses, a record player, jazz... A rehearsal done here and now!