Lizzy Watts to Play Title Role in National Theatre's HEDDA GABLER in Glasgow

The National Theatre has announced that Lizzy Watts will take the title role of Hedda Gabler which, following a sold-out run at the National Theatre earlier this year, arrives at Theatre Royal, Glasgow in January next year. Just married. Bored already. Hedda longs to be free...

This vital new version of Ibsen's masterpiece by Olivier and Tony Award-winning playwright Patrick Marber (Closer, Three Days in the Country) directed by Ivo Van Hove, one of the world's most exciting directors. Olivier and Tony Award-winning van Hove made his National Theatre debut with Hedda Gabler, which opened in December 2016. His acclaimed production of A View from the Bridge recently played to sold out houses in London and on Broadway and Obsession starring Jude Law is currently playing at The Barbican, London. Van Hove's next production for the NT will be the world premiere of Network based on the Oscar-winning film and featuring the UK stage debut of Bryan Cranston.

Lizzy Watts' theatre credits include Strife at Chichester Festival Theatre, The Angry Brigade and Artefacts at The Bush, A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Globe, Blink for Nabokov and Wasted for Paines Plough. TV includes The Durrells and Midsomer Murders and plays Ivy Layton in BBC Radio 4's Home Front.

Set and lighting design for Hedda Gabler is by Jan Versweyveld, with costume design by An D'Huys and sound by Tom Gibbons. The Associate Directors are Jeff James and Rachel Lincoln..

Patrick Marber said: 'It has been a huge honour to work with the great Ivo Van Hove on this version of Hedda Gabler at the National Theatre. I am thrilled that this tour will enable more people to see his incredible production.'

Further casting will be announced soon.

IF YOU GO:

HEDDA GABLER

Theatre Royal, Glasgow

Mon 15-Sat 20 Jan
Mon-Sat eves: 7.30pm
Thurs, Sat mats: 2.30pm

www.atgticket.com/glasgow | 0844 871 7647

Hedda Gabler Tour:

Theatre Royal Plymouth 2 - 7 Oct 2017

Festival Theatre, Edinburgh 17 - 21 Oct 2017

Curve, Leicester 23 - 28 Oct 2017

The Lowry Salford 31 Oct - 4 Nov 2017

Norwich Theatre Royal 7 - 11 Nov 2017

Hull New Theatre 13 - 18 Nov 2017

His Majesty's Theatre Aberdeen 21 - 25 Nov 2017

Northampton Royal & Derngate 28 Nov - 2 Dec 2017 .

Glasgow Theatre Royal 15- 20 Jan 2018

Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton 23 - 27 Jan 2018

New Victoria, Woking 29 Jan - 3 Feb 2018

Nottingham Theatre Royal 5 - 10 Feb 2018

Newcastle Theatre Royal 13 - 17 Feb 2018

Grand Opera House, York 20 - 24 Feb 2018

Milton Keynes Theatre 27 Feb - 3 Mar 2018

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Current and upcoming tours from the National Theatre include: My Country; a work in progress on a UK tour until June 2017. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and Jane Eyre touring the UK until September 2017; War Horse begins a second UK tour in September 2017 and Hedda Gabler begins a UK tour in October 2017.

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