Synopsis
Lily Allen will star as the enigmatic and destructive Hedda Gabler, one of theatre’s most irresistible heroines, in a thrilling new version of Ibsen’s masterpiece which will open at Theatre Royal Bath’s Ustinov Studio from Friday 25 July – Saturday 23 August 2025.
Returning from her honeymoon and already bored with her marriage, Hedda finds herself shattered by a destructive attraction to a seemingly brilliant but dissolute writer and blackmailed by an older predatory man. Suffocated and betrayed by these violent forces, there is only one choice left to her….
The multi award-winning star of stage, screen and music, Lily Allen has established herself as one of our most popular actresses and performers. Her recent appearance in the stage phenomenon 2:22 A Ghost Story earned her an Oliver Award nomination and the Whatsonstage Award for Best Actress, before starring in the highly-acclaimed The Pillowman. On screen she has portrayed the iconic Elizabeth Taylor in How To Build A Girl and her music career has seen her win more than 30 music awards, including Grammys, Ivor Novello and BRIT awards, and a succession of number one hit singles and albums.