Heda Gabler Lee Young-ae is not depressive, but..I wanted to cry and run out
May 13, 2025
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Lee Young-ae met with Sports Chosun at the LG Art Center in Gangseo-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th and interviewed the play 'Hedda Gabler'. Hedda is a person who feels oppressed by the system of marriage. Lee Young-ae, who married her spouse Jeong Ho-young in 2009 and has a son and a daughter, is living the opposite life of Hedda in the drama to the extent that she reveals her harmonious marriage through the media.
However, it is rumored that such Lee Young-ae also felt a burden on the family's life. Lee Young-ae said, `I'm not depressed either, but I had a hard time during COVID-19. I have two children, and I'm in the second and third grades of elementary school, and I had to take video classes at home. It drove me crazy. I cried. I wanted to run out. So the work I chose was 'Watching'. The idea was to choose and do it first. I had a hard time thenThere is a difference between Hedda and me in that respect. I'm grateful for my work. Heda's historical background was that in the 19th century, such a conservative family life would be different now. To compare, anyway, from a housewife's point of view, raising and raising children is the most important and happy thing, but that's not all. It's the same from a woman's point of view. I'm feeling grateful that I can do it again for my job."
'Hedda Gabler' is a play produced by the LG Art Center to commemorate the 25th anniversary of its opening, and will be on stage from the 7th to June 8th. 'Hedda Gabler' is Lee Young-ae's first return to the theater in 32 years, and a new production play by LG Arts Center after 'Cherry Garden' in 2024. Written by world-renowned playwright Henrik Ibsen, 'Hedda Gabler' is a classic masterpiece that persistently penetrates the inner world of a woman who yearns for freedom in a time of oppression. The main character Hedda is a complex character with a beautiful, cynical, intelligent, and destructive personality, and Lee Young-ae is drawing an unconventional Hedda while continuing Hedda's lineage.
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