Hedda Gabler

Hedda Gabler

Based on the play by Henrik Ibsen

Stage Version:

Timofey Kulyabin, Roman Dolzhanski

Translation from Russian of the Stage Version:

Vasilka Bumbarova

Director:

Timofey Kulyabin

Scenography and Costumes:

Oleg Golovko

Lighting Designer:

Oskars Paulins

Dramaturg:

Roman Dolzhanski

Composer:

Timofey Pastukhov

Video Director:

Anastasiia Zhuravleva

Assistant Director:

Teodora Lilian

Technical Coordinator:

Ilya Pashnin

Operator-Director, Assistant to the Video Director:

Vladimir Burtsev

CHARACTERS AND PERFORMERS:

Jan Tesman – Darin Angelov
Hedda Gabler – Radina Kardzhilova
Julia Tesman – Boyka Velkova
Thea – Anna Papadopulu
Philip Brack – Deyan Donkov
David Levberg – Ivan Yurukov
Nadia (Maid in the Tesman Household) – Albena Stavreva

Characters appearing in the performance outside the theatre:

The Husband of Thea – Hristo Cheshmedzhiev
PR of the Publishing House – Blagovest Blagoev
Autograph Seekers – Students from the Theatre Academy

Characters appearing in the video of the performance:

Scene in the church:

Philip Brack – Deyan Donkov; Acolytes in the church: Viktoria Koleva, Karla Rachal, Yavor Valkanov, Tsvetan Alexiev, Valentin Balabanov 

Scene in the aunt’s apartment:

Julia Tesman – Boyka Velkova, Rina Tesman – Varya Tabakova, music school student playing the violin – Todor Ganev

Party in Philip Brack’s apartment:

Philip Brack – Deyan Donkov, Jan Tesman – Darin Angelov, David Levberg – Ivan Yurukov; Guests: Deyan Angelov, Martin Dimitrov, Kire Giorevski, Plamen Dimov

Scene at the exhibition opening:

Jan Tesman – Darin Angelov, Julia Tesman – Boyka Velkova, Thea – Anna Papadopulu, Philip Brack – Dejan Donkov; Guests: Paraskeva Djukelova, Zhaklin Daskalova, Bilyana Petrinska, Aleksandra Vasileva, Elena Ivanova, Gergana Zmiycharova, Eva Tepavicharova, Dejan Angelov, Kire Giorevski, Plamen Dimov, Zafir Rajab, Evgeni Budinov, Yavor Valkanov, Martin Dimitrov, Kaloyan Trifonov

In the performance of Hedda Gabler, there are many more characters than in Henrik Ibsen's famous play. These are not only the people the main characters meet, nor just their random or not-so-random acquaintances; they are also the ones mentioned in the play but usually not appearing on stage. An important character in the performance is the city itself – a modern large city, the capital of the country where the dramatic events unfold. Most of Ibsen’s great plays are intimate stories whose action takes place within the walls of rooms. But the great Norwegian primarily writes about society, about the social fabric, addressing its most important issues through specific family examples. In Timofey Kulyabin’s performance, it is precisely the city and society that will become the most important participants in the action. Another key "character" here is contemporary art. It is both a sphere of activity for most of the characters, their modern business, a subject of their research and fantasies, and even a way of life. And – as in the case of the main character – it is a powerful personal gesture of protest, the price of which is, in fact, life itself.

Dramaturg of the production:

Anelia Yaneva

Second Assistant Directors:

Olga Nedyalkova, Elena Todorova

Premiere: May 31, June 1, 3, and 4