HEDDA - PRESS REVIEWS
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- THE STAGE- Jason Best
“Adapter Lucy Kirkwood and director Carrie Cracknell have shifted the play from late 19th century Oslo to up to the minute Notting Hill, and the result is electrifying drama”
“grips like a vice”
http://www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/review.php/21678/hedda
- EVENING STANDARD *** 4 STARS - Fiona Mountford
“Hedda Given London Look”
“At the Gate a superb ensemble of young artists, both onstage and off, has taken Ibsen’s resolutely Norwegian, firmly 19th century masterpiece and relocated it thrillingly to London 2008.”
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/show-23573527-details/Hedda/showReview.do?reviewId=23546690
- TIME OUT **** 4 STARS - Jane Edwardes
Critics Choice – Show of the Week
“Tom Mison is also excellent as the unimaginative Tesman”
http://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/events/795507/hedda.html
- THE GUARDIAN - Maddy Costa
“Cracknell’s production is a stylish one, and Kirkwood’s adaptation is thoughtfully constructed”
“They have definitely created a Hedda for our times.”
http:///www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2008/aug/30/theatre
- INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY - Kate Bassett
“Mison is the real star of Cracknell’s production, giving a beautifully nuanced performance”
http:///www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre/reviews/365-playhouse-edinburghbrhedda-gate-london-brromeo-and-juliet-middle-temple-hall-london-913648.html
- THE SUNDAY TIMES **** 4 STARS - John Peter
“this is concentrated Ibsen, reduced to essentials, but not reduced in power.”
“Carrie Cracknell’s production is tense, swift and cruelly clear: great riches in a small space.”
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/
theatre/article4669248.ece
- SELECTED OTHER QUOTES:
“Cracknell’s fabulous production can only add to the Gate’s continuing, soaring reputation. Don’t miss, if you live in London.” Carole Woddis, Reviewsgate
"A powerful evening" Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph
"Absorbing" Claire Allfree, Metro
"A stunning production, in every sense of the word; this is surely worthy of a West End transfer." Lucy Popescu, Theatreworld