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Hedda Gabler

American  
[hed-uh gab-ler] / ˈhɛd ə ˈgæb lər /

noun

  1. a play (1890) by Henrik Ibsen.


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Olsen: You yourself have played the role of Hedda Gabler onstage in Germany.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

So German actress Nina Hoss has actually played the title role of Hedda Gabler onstage.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

“Someone once asked me, ‘So you’re an Ibsen expert?’” says Aune, who has directed most of the major plays, and is about to revive her ballet of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler in Oslo.

From The Guardian Feb. 6, 2019

Other stamps include Dame Judi Dench, who features alongside John Stride during a performance of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in 1960, while Dame Maggie Smith is pictured in Hedda Gabler in 1970.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2018

The morning after Hedda Gabler he found a very good chestnut saddle-mare in an up-town stable, and rode for an hour or two in the Park, returning to the Club after eleven.

From Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel by Comfort, Will Levington

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