The Dance of Death
Ebook, 74 pages ISBN: 9781780013251Publication Date:
12 Jun 2014
£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)
First Staged:
Trafalgar Studios, London, 2012

The Dance of Death

By August Strindberg Adapted by Conor McPherson

Ebook £9.99£7.99

A visceral version of Strindberg's compelling, bitingly funny battle of wills.

On an isolated island, military captain Edgar and his wife Alice live a bitter life, their marriage soured by hatred. When the possibility of redemption and escape arrives for Alice in the shape of their former comrade Kurt, it seems that Edgar is prepared to use his very last breath to make their lives a living hell.

Conor McPherson's version of Strindberg's play The Dance of Death premiered at Trafalgar Studios, London, in December 2012.

This version of The Dance of Death is also available in the collection Conor McPherson Plays: Three.

Press Quotes

'It's impossible to look away'

Time Out

'A grotesque comedy that anticipates the work of theatrical absurdists such as Beckett and Ionesco... a profoundly seminal work'

Guardian

'Shockingly funny... its raw savagery is thrilling and its bleak existential despair almost Beckettian'

The Times
Ebook,74 pages ISBN: 9781780013251Publication Date:
12 Jun 2014
£9.99 £7.99You save £2.00 (20%)

Also by August Strindberg:

A Dream Play
The Dance of Death
The House Party
Miss Julie
Miss Julie & Creditors
The Father
Miss Julie
Creditors
Dances of Death

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Also by Conor McPherson:

Dublin Carol
The Weir
The Birds
Conor McPherson Plays: One
Cold War
The Veil
The Night Alive
The Seafarer
The Good Thief
Port Authority
Conor McPherson Plays: Two
The Nest
Girl from the North Country
Shining City
Uncle Vanya
Conor McPherson Plays: Three
This Lime Tree Bower
Rum and Vodka
St Nicholas
Come On Over

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