The Dance of Death

A play by August Strindberg (Dödsdansen in Swedish) written in 1901. [1]

Performance history in South Africa

Staged in the Market Theatre in April 1998, directed by Swedish director Carl Kjellgren, with John Kani, Jana Cilliers, Arthur Molepo and Bayo Jwayi. This was a co-production between the Market Theatre and the Stockholm Stadsteater as part of an exchange programme that started in 1995.

Translations and adaptations

Friedrich Dürrenmatt wrote Play Strindberg in 1968 [2]. Based on the characters and central situation of Dance of Death, it is an independent and quite different play. Also known by its alternative working title Strindberg Without Tears [3].. See Play Strindberg.

Sources

Strindberg Without Tears theatre programme, 1971.

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