Synopsis
Mike Figgis' film adaptation of August Strindberg's play set in Sweden in 1894. An aristocratic lady defies etiquette by dancing at her servants' party.
Drama on 3 | The Father (2013)
August Strindberg's notorious drama from 1890 was his response to the most famous gender drama of the day, Ibsen's A Doll's House and charts the explosive power-struggle between a married couple. This new version by Laurie Slade makes the The Father an uncompromising and psychologically astute portrayal of the battle of the sexes in a 19th-century middle-class marriage, with surprising insights into issues such as gender, the meaning of marriage, parental attitudes to child education, and the conflicts between science and religion.
Drama on 4 | Miss Julie
A well-bred woman’s seduces her father’s valet in a re-imagining of August Strindberg's 1888 stage play. Stars Sofie Grabol.