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Play Strindberg

Play Strindberg is a comedy play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, written in 1968 and published in 1969. It is a free adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death (1900), using Strindberg's characters. The title is a reference to Jacques Loussier's Play Bach series of recordings. The play premiered in Basel on 8 February 1969.

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Jun 23, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
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110 w
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Play Strindberg
Original languageGerman
Written byFriedrich Dürrenmatt
Premiere
Date8 February 1969 (1969-02-08)
PlaceBasel, Switzerland

Play Strindberg is a comedy play by the Swiss writer Friedrich Dürrenmatt, written in 1968 and published in 1969.1 It is a free adaptation of August Strindberg's The Dance of Death (1900), using Strindberg's characters. The title is a reference to Jacques Loussier's Play Bach series of recordings.2 The play premiered in Basel on 8 February 1969.1

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