Yanna McIntosh as Hedda. Photo by John Lauener.
Written by | Henrik Ibsen
Adapted by | Judith Thompson
Directed by | Ross Manson
Set & Costumes by | Teresa Przybylski
Sound by | John Gzowksi
Lighting Design by | Bonnie Beecher
Starring | Cynthia Ashperger, Ann Baggley, Tanja Jacobs, Tom McCamus, Yanna McIntosh, Alon Nashman, & Nigel Shawn Williams.
At Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. May/June 2005.
4 Dora nominations, 1 win.
A re-imagining of Ibsen's classic for the present day using Lovborg's manuscript as an experimental thematic device: Part One is set in "the present" (Ibsenīs time), Part Two is set in "the monstrous future" (our time).
"It breaks all the rules. This vast re-imagining of a theatrical standard, is truly stunning to behold." Epoch Times, Toronto
"McIntosh modulates her performance brilliantly, girlish one moment, sarcastic the next, playing all her cards until she's got none left? you can't take your eyes off her." NOW Magazine
"Yanna McIntosh as Hedda proves yet again that she is one of the finest actors of her generation. Absolutely riveting..." Eye Weekly
