Dance of Death, The, (Parts 1 and 2)

Dance of Death, The, (Parts 1 and 2) (Dödsdansen)

    Author: August Strindberg

    First Performance: 1905, Cologne; 1909, Stockholm

    Published: 1901

    First English Translation: 1912

    Genre: (1) Drama in 2 acts; (2) Drama in 2 acts; Swedish prose

    Setting: Island off the coast of Sweden, 1900s

    Cast: (1) 3m, 3f; (2) 4m, 2f

Part 1. Edgar, Captain of an artillery fortress, lives in constant enmity with his wife Alice, a former actress. Their bitter isolation is relieved by a visit from Kurt, Alice's cousin and the new Quarantine Master, who senses the evil in their house. Edgar falls into catalepsy, then rushes out. Alice describes to Kurt her 25 years of unhappy marriage. When Edgar returns, Alice plays the piano and, dancing wildly, Edgar collapses again. Kurt tries to summon a doctor, but,...

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