Selma Dimitrijevic Bücher

Exploring the complexities of parental relationships, this play delves into the realization that our parents are imperfect and the inevitability of their absence. With a blend of intimacy and humor, it condenses a lifetime of conversations into a compelling one-hour performance. The work of Selma Dimitrijevic, a seasoned director and writer, showcases her extensive experience in theater across multiple countries, highlighting her roles as a librettist and dramaturg with various prestigious companies.

Hedda Gabler grapples with the constraints of her new married life, which starkly contrasts her vibrant past as the daughter of a general. Once a spirited and adventurous woman, she now faces the expectation to conform to the role of a subdued academic's wife. This tension between her desires and societal expectations drives the narrative, highlighting themes of identity and the struggle for autonomy within the confines of marriage.

This psychologically disturbing new version of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's Frankenstein, tells a truly great story of power and powerlessness, of fear and revenge, of the creative possibility and the terrible destructive power of the human animal.