Mar 11

When Bad Things Happen to Bad People: “Hedda Gabler”

Photo credit: Apollinaire Theatre Company

Presented by Apollinaire Theatre Company
By Henrik Ibsen 
Adapted by ATC from the translation by Edmund Gosse and William Archer
Directed by Danielle Fauteux Jacques

Feb. 21 – March 16, 2025
Chelsea Theatre Works
189 Winnisimmet Street
Chelsea, MA 02150

Run time is 1 hour 45 minutes

Trigger warning: Gun shots, gun violence, death by suicide, mentions of murder 

CHELSEA, Mass. — Apollinaire Theatre Company takes extra care with its dramaturgy. The company immediately welcomes its patrons into the world of their show from the moment we enter their space. Earlier this season, The Antelope Party had internet memes and ponies. Every Brilliant Thing had sticky note lists. For Hedda Gabler now up at Chelsea Theatre Works through March 16, dried flowers adorn the walls of the lobby. Candles glow in corners. The theatre itself is as dark as a tomb. A single bright stage light shines into the audience and onto the floor like a portent of scarring things to come.    Continue reading