STC Study Guide

This Study Guide was written by Jeffery Dawson for the 2004 production of Hedda Gabler. Please be aware that it is not an accompanying guide to the film In the Company of Actors.

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Study Guide Contents:

1. Cast and Production Team
2. The Sydney Theatre Company
3. The Playwright - Henrik Ibsen
   1. Thoughts on the adaptation by Andrew Upton
4. Hedda Gabler - Context - Social Roles in Norway in the 1870s-1890s - Romanticism
5. About the Production
   1. The Director - Robyn Nevin
   2. The Set Design
   3. The Costume Design
   4. The Lighting Design
   5. The Musical Composition
6. Synopsis - About the Play - Representations - Characters
7. The Production - Genre (Realism and Dramatic Irony) and Style (Naturalistic)
8. Classroom Activities
   1. Drama - Pre-Performance Activities
   2. Drama - Post-Performance Activities
   3. English - Pre-Performance Activities
   4. English - Post-Performance Activities
9. Bibliography - Filmography - Web sites
10. Reviews of the STC production of Hedda Gabler
11. Scenes from Hedda Gabler

Further information can be obtained from the Sydney Theatre Company.