Old Vic, LondonIbsen's Hedda was once described as a hoop through which every aspiring female actor must jump; and Sheridan Smith performs the feat with commendable ease and agility. But Anna Mackmin's very good production is marred by the tendency of Brian Friel's new version to spell out things Ibsen left implicit.We know, for instance, that George Tesman, Hedda's new husband, is an earnest academic; but, at t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:42PM on September 12, 2012