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Lunatic And Lover
Author(s):
Michael Meyer
One of the theatre's most creative geniuses, August Strindberg was a man driven by demons: his tortured self-doubt about the value of his work; and his compulsively destructive relationships with the women who obsessed him. Alienated from his stern father and stepmother, Strindberg drifted into the theatre and a stormy liaison with the beautiful actress Siri von Essen, the wife of his benefactor, Baron Wrangle. When their subsequent marriage was destroyed by Siri's involvement with another woman, Strindberg embarked on two more ill-fated relationships, first with the brilliant journalist Frida Uhl and then with a young actress, Harriet Bosse --always searching for, but never finding, a true and enriching partnership. The frustrations of his personal life were reflected in his art, with his creative brilliance largely unrecognized until, ironically, he was too old and sick to savor the plaudits bestowed on him by the following generations.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 6 | | Male Characters: | 3 | | Female Characters: | 3 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $50 per performance. MS
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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