Hedda Gabler Lee Hye-young Tears at the Actor's Dropout..."It's a miracle that you're performing now"

May 19, 2025



Hedda Gabler Lee Hye-young Tears at the Actor's Dropout...'It's a miracle that you're performing now'
'heda Gabler'Lee Hye-young, directed by Park Chung-hee (from left). Photo = Reporter Cho Min-jeong



Hedda Gabler Lee Hye-young Tears at the Actor's Dropout...'It's a miracle that you're performing now'
photo courtesy of the National Theater Company
Actress Lee Hye-young showed tears as she mentioned her colleague Yoon Sang-hwa's sudden departure. "I had to put on a performance even in despair"He expressed his pain, responsibility, and deep affection for his fellow actor until he was on stage."

Lee Hye-young started triumphantly at a press conference for the play 'Heda Gabler' held at the Myeongdong Theater of the National Theater Company in Jung-gu, Seoul, on the afternoon of the 19th, but received very shocking news the day before the performance. Actor Yoon Sang-hwa suddenly collapsed, and we all despaired."




'Hedda Gabler' was originally scheduled to open on May 8, but the performance was postponed a week after Yoon Sang-hwa, who played Brack, was dropped due to health problems, and Hong Sun-woo was urgently deployed as an alternative actor.

Lee Hye-young said, `Yoon Sang-hwa was a particularly beautiful actor.' `We despaired like a defeated soldier who lost his war spirit, and a week was full of pain, guilt, and helplessness. It's a miracle that we're on stage now."

"Things were too harsh at the time, but we had to find a new actor to keep our promise to the audience." Actor Hong Sun-woo also joined under a lot of pressure and is still struggling. This play is not a job but a job of creation. We are continuing our performances by inspiring each other," he added.




"Hedda Gabler" is a representative work by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen that delicately depicts the inner side of a woman fighting against the times. Following its premiere 13 years ago, Lee Hye-young took the stage again as 'heda', and will be performed at the Myeongdong Theater of the National Theater Company until June 1.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.