A wave of innovative approaches to digital storytelling are extending the life and reach of theatre shows, says Lyn Gardner – and Hedda Gabler’s diary tweets are the perfect example.
his week, Hedda Gabler will die on Twitter. There will be no further Tweets from @Heddathruaglass where, over the last two years, Katherine Tozer has been tweeting every day in character charting Hedda’s life, latterly on her extended honeymoon with her husband in Europe. Over the last few days, the daily tweet has brought Hedda closer and closer to home and the point where Ibsen’s play begins. On 7 September she wrote: “7th September 1891. Dora’s bovine sister Bertha to be housekeeper. I’ll need Dora to dress. George is mawkishly fond of Bertha. All’s fair.” Last Thursday’s tweet would also have been revealing to those who know Ibsen’s original play as Hedda complained... Keep reading on The Guardian
his week, Hedda Gabler will die on Twitter. There will be no further Tweets from @Heddathruaglass where, over the last two years, Katherine Tozer has been tweeting every day in character charting Hedda’s life, latterly on her extended honeymoon with her husband in Europe. Over the last few days, the daily tweet has brought Hedda closer and closer to home and the point where Ibsen’s play begins. On 7 September she wrote: “7th September 1891. Dora’s bovine sister Bertha to be housekeeper. I’ll need Dora to dress. George is mawkishly fond of Bertha. All’s fair.” Last Thursday’s tweet would also have been revealing to those who know Ibsen’s original play as Hedda complained... Keep reading on The Guardian