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Hedda Gabler, The Old Vic by Alexandra Coghlan

Hedda Gabler " the doomy tragedy, the one with the pistol, the "female Hamlet". We all know the score when it comes to Ibsen. All, that is, except apparently for Sheridan Smith, who recently admitted in an interview that she hadn't heard of the play before she was asked to take on the lead. It may be a world away from the buxom bar-maids and big-hearted bimbos that have become Smith's trademark, but the double Olivie…

SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:25PM on September 12, 2012

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