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August Strindberg

Date of Death: May 14, 1912 (63)

Birth Place: SWEDEN

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[Off-Broadway, 2025]
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[West End, 2017]
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Movies

Plebeian
[ 1915 ] writer
Intoxication
[ 1919 ] writer
Júlia kisasszony
[ 1919 ] writer
Comrades
[ 1919 ] writer
Fräulein Julie
[ 1922 ] writer
Kagayakeru tobirâ
[ 1925 ] writer
La danse de mort
[ 1948 ] writer
Miss Julie
[ 1951 ] writer
Karin Månsdotter
[ 1954 ] writer
The Dance of Death
[ 1967 ] writer
The Father
[ 1969 ] writer
Fordringsägare
[ 1988 ] writer
Pita
[ 1991 ] writer
Drømspel
[ 1994 ] writer
Le bassin de J.W.
[ 1997 ] writer
Noite de São João
[ 2003 ] writer
Julie
[ 2011 ] writer
Creditors
[ 2015 ] writer
Strindberg's There Are Crimes
[ 2017 ] writer
National Theatre Live: Julie
[ 2018 ] writer

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News


MISS JULIE to be Presented at Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre This Spring
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

Pittsburgh International Classic Theatre has revealed the second production of our 2024/2025 season; the U.S. premiere Miss Julie, by August Strindberg, adaptation by Amy Ng. Learn more!
Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and More to Star in Upcoming Audible Theater Plays
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 27, 2025

Audible and TOGETHER are launching a new collaboration that will include two fully-produced plays, readings, panels, and workshops to be mounted at Audible's Minetta Lane Theatre, starring Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber and more.
Review: THE HOUSE PARTY, Rose Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Mar 8, 2025

Sex, power, gender and class: August Strindberg's Miss Julie may have first been performed in 1889, but its themes live on. In Laura Lomas's vivid reimagining of the play, The House Party, a seemingly happy event becomes the chaotic centre for a night where misogyny and the insidious creep of social media has a devastating impact upon the lives of the teenagers involved.
Court Theatre Reveals 71st Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Mar 5, 2025

Court Theatre has announced its 71st season. The 2025/26 season will feature Big White Fog, The Taming of the Shrew, Miss Julie, and more. Learn more about the lineup here!
THE STRONGER & PLAYING WITH FIRE to be Presented at ATA in in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 17, 2025

The American Theatre of Actors will present AUGUST IN FEBRUARY: The Stranger & Playing with Fire by August Strindberg for one weekend only. Learn more and see how to attend.
Ivo Müller's RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDS Extends at Torn Page
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 24, 2025

Internationally acclaimed Brazilian actor Ivo Müller will extend the US Premiere of his hit solo show RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDS. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Cast Set For Headlong's THE HOUSE PARTY
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

Headlong has announced casting for the UK tour of their hit production of The House Party. The House Party is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre, where it premiered in May 2024, produced in association with Frantic Assembly.
Strindberg Rep to Present MISS JULIE at Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 16, 2024

Strindberg Rep will present Miss Julie by August Strindberg at Theater for the New City this winter. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDS to Make US Premiere at Torn Page
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 21, 2024

Brazilian actor Ivo Müller will present the US Premiere of his hit solo show RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDS at Torn Page.. RILKE, ONE MILLION WORDS connects an actor in the present with a poet from the past. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Frantic Assembly Turns 30 And Announces Collaborative New Programme
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 21, 2024

Internationally acclaimed theatre company Frantic Assembly celebrate 30 years with the  announcement of a dynamic new programme of work.
Headlong's THE HOUSE PARTY Will Embark on UK Tour
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2024

 Headlong will take their hit production of The House Party on a UK tour in Spring 2025. The House Party is a co-production with Chichester Festival Theatre. Learn more here!
Photos: MELTDOWN World Premiere At Theatre for the New City
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 16, 2024

Toby Armour’s timely new play Meltdown is currently running at Theater for the New City (TNC) until October 27. See photos from the production.
La Compañía Nacional De Teatro Presenta Una Temporada De Intriga, Misterio Y Reflexión En El Teatro Del Bosque Julio Castillo
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2024

La Compañía Nacional de Teatro (CNT) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal) anuncia su próxima Residencia de otoño-invierno en el Teatro del Bosque Julio Castillo del Centro Cultural del Bosque (CCB). Esta temporada, que se extenderá del 17 de octubre al 15 de diciembre, contará con dos estrenos y con el regreso a escena de una de sus producciones, explorando temas como el amor, la traición, la lucha de clases y el poder.
The Filigree Theatre to Present SUDDENLY, LAST SUMMER in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 23, 2024

The Filigree Theatre will present their Sixth Season, 'Masks & Mirrors,' starting with Tennessee Williams' 'Suddenly Last Summer,' running at Factory on Fifth in Austin, Texas. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Toby Armour's MELTDOWN to Have World Premiere at Theater for the New City
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 10, 2024

Toby Armour's new play MELTDOWN, directed by Joan Kane, will have its world premiere at Theater for the New City. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Video: Watch a Trailer for MISS JULIE at Park Theatre
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 15, 2024

Watch a trailer for Park Theatre's production of Miss Julie, running now through 6 July, in the video here!
Review: MISS JULIE, Park Theatre
by Cindy Marcolina - Jun 12, 2024

Max Harrison’s production is a beautiful textbook revival that, while leaning into the comic side of the text (translated here by Michael Meyer) accordingly tips into the opposite range of emotional distress. This Miss Julie is funny one second, horrid the immediate next.
Theatre for the New City to Present August Strindberg Rep in MISS JULIE 1925
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 8, 2024

From June 27 to July 7, Theater for the New City will present August Strindberg Rep in a production, translated from the Swedish and adapted by Robert Greer, that transplants Strindberg's story to a Long Island country estate in 1925. 
Presenta El Inbal La Obra Juan Y Julia Nunca Supieron Cómo, En El Marco De Habitando A Strindberg
by Blair Ingenthron - Jun 1, 2024

La Compañía Nacional de Teatro (CNT) del Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (Inbal), como parte de su programa Habitando a Strindberg, llevó a cabo el jueves 30 de mayo, en la Sala Héctor Mendoza el estreno de la obra Juan y Julia nunca supieron cómo, de Juan Carlos Franco, a partir del trabajo original de August Strindberg, La señorita Julia.
Three Films From Lee Grant to be Re-Released to Theatres This Summer by Hope Runs High
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 24, 2024

Three films by Academy Award-winning actor/director Lee Grant have been restored and are being re-released to theatres this summer by Hope Runs High. Learn where to watch!

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has August Strindberg written?

August Strindberg has written 26 shows including The Spook Sonata (Playwright), The Stronger (Playwright), Countess Julia (Playwright), Pariah (Playwright), The Dream Play (Playwright), Easter One Day More (Playwright), The Father (Playwright), The Bridal Crown (Playwright), The Last Dance (Playwright), Easter (Playwright), The Creditors (Playwright), Miss Julie (Playwright), Crime and Crime (Playwright), Miss Julie/ The Stronger (Playwright), The Father (Playwright), Creditors/The Stronger (Playwright), The Stronger (Source Material), Miss Julie (Playwright), Playing with Fire (Playwright), Dance of Death (Playwright), Creditors (Playwright), Dance Of Death (Playwright), After Miss Julie (Source Material), The Dance of Death (Playwright), Mies Julie (Source Material), The Dance of Death (Playwright).

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