Dances Of Death
by August Strindberg, Howard Brenton

Name: Dances Of Death
Brand: August Strindberg
SKU: 9781848423404
Rating: 3.64 (677 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

British

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with many appreciating its complex themes of marriage and human relationships. Some enjoy the powerful character dynamics and dark humor, while others feel that certain parts are weaker or that the language is dense. Overall, it is seen as an engaging, if challenging, experience that resonates with its exploration of existential themes.

Complex character dynamicsDark humorEngaging existential themesPowerful exploration of marriageInconsistent quality between partsDense language

Synopsis

A gripping new version of Strindberg's masterly, darkly hilarious depiction of the struggles and strains of marriage.

Meet Edgar and Alice.

Married for over thirty years, theirs is a relationship of explosive mutual loathing.

Strindberg's tale paints a compulsive and bitterly funny portrait of a magnificently doomed couple, whose ongoing battle threatens not only their future, but that of their friends and children as well.

This new version offers audiences a unique chance to see not only Part One but also the rarely performed Part Two of this masterpiece of European theatre condensed into a single two-act drama.

'ferociously intense... a howl of primitive power' The Times

'a blistering account of a mildewed marriage' Whatsonstage.com

'Howard Brenton has worked wonders... this fresh and exciting new version demands to be seen' British Theatre Guide

ThemesPR6052.R426 D36 2013 Swedish drama--Translations into English Strindberg, August , 1849-1912