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Hedda Tesman

“Intriguing but muddled ibsen update”

ReviewsSep 6, 2019by Natasha TripneyMinerva Theatre, Chichester

Haydn Gwynne in Hedda Tesman at Minerva Theatre, Chichester. Photo: Johan Persson

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