Respect as a fan and junior...Please look forward to other charms. How do you feel about the face-off between Lee Young-ae and Lee Hye-young and Heda Gabler
Apr 08, 2025
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On the afternoon of the 8th, a production presentation of 'Heda Gabler' was held at LG Art Center Seoul in Gangseo-gu, Seoul. Actors Lee Young-ae, Kim Jung-ho, Ji Hyun-joon, Lee Seung-joo, Baek Ji-won and Lee Hyun-jung, head of LG Art Center, and director Jeon In-cheol attended the meeting.
The play 'Hedda Gabler' is a classic that penetrates the psychology of a three-dimensional character 'Hedda', who is elegant on the outside but hides desire and anxiety on the inside. LG Art Center's 'Heda Gabler' is an adaptation of Richard Year's, and Jeon In-cheol, who won the 54th Dong-A Theater Award for directing, will direct it.
LG Art Center's 'Heda Gabler', which opens on May 7, coincidentally, is a stage that reinterprets the original work in different ways than the work of the same name, which will be presented at the National Theater a day later, on the 8th. The audience's comparisons and interpretations of this are continuing.
In this regard, director Jeon In-cheol said, `At the same time, I was embarrassed to hear that the performance was going up at the National Theater Company, but I came to think that it could be a positive stimulus for each other.' Then "The biggest difference is the size of the stage. Taking advantage of the grand theater, LG Art Center produced a set measuring 16 meters wide and 10 meters high, and actively utilizes video and live shooting to realize a three-dimensional and spectacular stage," he stressed.
Lee Hyun-jung, head of LG Art Center, also mentioned differences in the choice of translated versions. "We adopted a script adapted and directed by Richard Eyre himself. It was decided that it would be possible to get closer to the modern audience because it was an interpretation that could show emotions and relationships between characters more elaborately without damaging the original work", he explained.
Meanwhile, the National Theater Company's 'Heda Gabler' will be on stage again as a version of director Park Chung-hee, who sold out the previous time when it premiered in 2012. Lee Hye-young, who reprised the same role after 13 years, proved her acting skills by winning the Korean Theater Awards and the Dong-A Theater Awards at the same time with this work. The National Theater Company also said "We plan to present an in-depth stage that reflects the times and sensitivity while being faithful to tradition."
Lee Young-ae was also impressed with "Heda", played by Lee Hye-young in the past. As a fan, I've always respected him and I've also come to yearn for the role of 'heda' seeing that stage. However, I had several opportunities to meet him in the work, but I couldn't reach him. However, I am very happy to play Hedda on different stages at the same time, and I think it will be a rich option for the audience" he said.
The LG Art Center, which competes with modern reinterpretation and large-scale, and the National Theater Company, which has returned while keeping the depth of authentic theater, are expected to show different charms, and attention is also being paid to the interpretation of the two actors' 'heda' characters.
LG Art Center's 'Heda Gabler' will be performed at LG Art Center Magok from May 7, and a day later, on May 8, the National Theater Company's 'Heda Gabler' will open at the Myeongdong Art Theater.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
