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| − | The Ghost Sonata (Spöksonaten) is a play in three acts by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has been staged by such notable directors as Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander, Roger Blin, and Ingmar Bergman. Bergman directed it four times: in 1941, 1954, 1973, and 2000. Strindberg took the title from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, which he called `The Gespenster Sonata', and also Piano Trio No. 4 in D major, known as the `Ghost Trio'. | + | ''The Ghost Sonata'' (''Spöksonaten'') (also known as ''The Spook Sonata'') is a play in three acts by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has been staged by such notable directors as Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander, Roger Blin, and Ingmar Bergman. Bergman directed it four times: in 1941, 1954, 1973, and 2000. Strindberg took the title from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, which he called `The Gespenster Sonata', and also Piano Trio No. 4 in D major, known as the `Ghost Trio'. |
| + | Directed by [[Reza de Wet]] for the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], . | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Sonata | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Sonata | ||
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| + | ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949. | ||
Revision as of 19:25, 12 February 2014
The Ghost Sonata (Spöksonaten) (also known as The Spook Sonata) is a play in three acts by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908. Since then, it has been staged by such notable directors as Max Reinhardt, Olof Molander, Roger Blin, and Ingmar Bergman. Bergman directed it four times: in 1941, 1954, 1973, and 2000. Strindberg took the title from Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, which he called `The Gespenster Sonata', and also Piano Trio No. 4 in D major, known as the `Ghost Trio'.
Directed by Reza de Wet for the Rhodes University Drama Department, .
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Sonata
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949.
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