Composers and their stage works 

August STRINDBERG

Swedish novelist, poet and dramatist. Born 22 January, 1849 Stockholm:

Stage Works

Unless otherwise indicated, the plays are in prose and were first performed in Stockholm.

  1. The Freethinker. Dramatic sketch, 3 sections. Written 1869. Published 1870.
  2. Hermione. Tragedy, 5 acts; verse. Written 1870. Published 1871.
  3. Greece in Decline. Tragedy, 3 acts; verse. Written 1870. Published 1960. Early version of Hermione.
  4. In Rome. Dramatic situation, 1 act; verse. Written 1870. Published 1870. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Sept. 13, 1870.
  5. The Outlaw. Tragedy, 1 act. Written 1871. Published 1876. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Oct. 16, 1871.
  6. Master Olof. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1872. Published 1881. Produced Nya Theatre, Dec. 30, 1881.
  7. Master Olof. Historical play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1876. Published 1878. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Mar. 15, 1890.
  8. Epilogue. Play. Written 1877. Produced Göteborg, Lorensberg Theatre, Jan. 10, 1920.
  9. In the Year 1848. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1877? Published 1881.
  10. The Secret of the Guild. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1880. Published 1880. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, May 3, 1880.
  11. Lucky Per's Journey. Pilgrimage play, 5 acts. Written 1882. Published 1883. Produced Nya Theatre, Dec. 22, 1883.
  12. Herr Bengt's Wife. Period play, 5 acts. Written 1882. Published 1882. Produced Nya Theatre, Nov. 25, 1882.
  13. Marauders. Play. Published 1886. Earlier version of Comrades by Strindberg alone.
  14. The Father. Tragedy, 3 acts. Written 1887. Published 1887. Produced Copenhagen, Casino Theatre, Nov. 14, 1887; Stockholm, Nya Theatre, Jan. 12, 1888.
  15. Comrades.(With Axel Lundegird). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1888. Published 1888. Produced Vienna, Lustspieltheater, October, 1905; Stockholm, Intimate Theater, May 17, 1910.
  16. Miss Julie. Naturalistic tragedy, 1 act. Written 1888. Published 1888. Produced Copenhagen, Studentersamfundet, Mar. 14, 1889; Stockholm, Folk Theatre, Dec. 13, 1906.
  17. Creditors. Tragicomedy, 1 act. Written 1888. Published 1890. Produced Copenhagen, Dagmar Theatre, Mar. 9, 1889; Stockholm, Swedish Theatre, Mar. 25, 1890.
  18. The People of Hemsb. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1889. Published 1905 (Germany), 1914 (Sweden). Produced Djurgårdsteatem, May 29, 1889.
  19. The Stronger. Play, 1 scene. Written 1889. Published 1890. Produced Copenhagen, Dagmar Theatre, Mar. 9, 1889; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Dec. 5, 1907.
  20. Pariah. Play, 1 act. Written 1889. Published 1890. Produced Copenhagen, Dagmar Theatre, May 9, 1889; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Feb. 11, 1908.
  21. Simoom. Play, 1 act. Written 1889. Published 1890. Produced Swedish Theatre, Mar. 25, 1890.
  22. The Keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, or St. Peter Wanders on Earth. Pilgrimage play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1892. Published 1892. Produced Radio Theatre, Oct. 17, 1929.
  23. Debit and Credit. Play, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893. Produced Berlin, Residenztheater, May, 1900; Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Aug. 31, 1915.
  24. The First Warning. Comedy, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893. Produced Berlin, Residenztheater, Jan. 22, 1893; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Sept. 14, 1910. Original title: The First Tooth.
  25. Facing Death. Tragedy, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893. Produced Berlin, Residenztheater, Jan. 22, 1893; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Mar. 5, 1910.
  26. Mother Love. Play, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893. Produced Germany, 1894; Uppsala Theatre, autumn, 1909.
  27. Playing with Fire. Comedy, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893 (Germany), 1897 (Sweden. Produced Berlin, Lessingtheater, December, 1893; Stockholm, National Restaurant, May 3, 1907.
  28. The Bond. Tragedy, 1 act. Written 1892. Published 1893 (Germany), 1897 (Sweden. Produced Berlin, Kleines Theater, Mar. 11, 1902; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Jan. 31, 1908.
  29. To Damascus, I. Pilgrimage play, 7 scenes. Written 1898. Published 1898. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Nov. 19, 1900.
  30. To Damascus, II. Pilgrimage play, 4 acts. Written 1898. Published 1898. Produced Munich, Kammerspiele, June 6, 1916; Göteborg, Lorensberg Theatre, Dec. 9, 1924.
  31. Advent. Tragic fantasy, 5 acts. Written 1898. Published 1899. Produced Munich, Kammerspiele, Dec. 23, 1915; Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Jan. 22, 1926.
  32. Crime and Crime. Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1899.Published 1899. Produced Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Feb. 26, 1900.
  33. The Saga of the Folkungs. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1899. Produced Swedish Theatre, Jan. 25, 1901.
  34. Gustav Vasa. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1899. Published 1899. Produced Swedish Theatre, Oct. 17, 1899.
  35. Erik XIV. Historical play, 4 acts. Written 1899. Published 1899. Produced Swedish Theatre, Nov. 30, 1899.
  36. Gustav Adolf. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1900. Published 1900. Produced Berlin, Berliner Theater, December, 1903; Stockholm, Cirkus, June 4, 1912.
  37. Midsummer. Serious comedy, 6 tableaux. Written 1900. Published 1901. Produced Swedish Theatre, Apr. 17, 1901.
  38. Casper's Shrove Tuesday. Lenten Punch-and-Judy show, 1 act. Written 1900. Published 1915. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Apr. 16, 1901.
  39. Easter. Drama, 3 acts. Written 1900. Published 1901. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, March, 1901; Stockholm, Royal Dramatic Theatre, Apr. 4, 1901.
  40. The Dance of Death, I. Drama, 2 acts. Written 1900. Published 1901. Produced Cologne, Residenztheater, September, 1905; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Sept. 8, 1909.
  41. The Dance of Death, II. Drama, 2 acts. Written 1900. Published 1901. Produced Cologne, Residenztheater, September, 1905; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Oct. 1, 1909.
  42. The Crown Bride. Fantasy folk drama, 6 sections. Written 1900. Published 1902. Produced Helsingfors, Swedish Theatre, Apr. 24, 1906; Stockholm, Swedish Theatre, Sept. 14, 1907.
  43. Swan White. Fantasy play, 3 acts. Written 1901. Published 1902. Produced Helsingfors, Swedish Theatre, Apr. 8, 1908; Stockholm, Intimate Theatre, Oct. 30, 1908.
  44. To Damascus, III. Pilgrimage play, 4 acts. Written 1901. Published 1904. Produced Munich, Kammerspiele, June 6, 1916.
  45. Charles XII. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1901. Published 1901. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Feb. 13, 1902.
  46. Engelbrekt. Historical play, 4 acts. Written 1901. Published 1901. Produced Swedish Theatre, Dec. 3, 1901.
  47. Queen Christina. Historical play, 4 acts. Written 1901. Published 1901. Produced Intimate Theatre, Mar. 27, 1908.
  48. A Dream Play. Pilgrimage play, 14 scenes. Written 1902. Published 1902. Produced Swedish Theatre, Apr. 17, 1907.
  49. Gustav III. Historical play, 4 acts. Written 1902. Published 1903. Produced New Intimate Theatre, Jan. 25, 1916.
  50. The Dutchman. Dramatic fragment, 4 sections. Written 1902. Published 1918. Produced Göteborg, Lorensberg Theatre, Apr. 5, 1923.
  51. The Nightingale of Wittenberg. Period play, 5 acts. Written 1903. Published 1904. Produced Berlin, Deutsches Künstlertheater, fall, 1914; Stockholm, Swedish Theatre, Jan. 26, 1917.
  52. Through the Wilderness to the Promised Land, or Moses. Period play, 21 tableaux. Written 1903. Published 1918. Produced Hannover, Stadttheater, 1922.
  53. Hellas, or Socrates. Period play, 19 tableaux. Written 1903. Published 1918. Produced Hannover, Stadttheater, 1922; Stockholm, Dramatikerstudien, May 13, 1942.
  54. The Lamb and the Wild Beast, or Christ. Period play, 15 tableaux from Christ to Nero; 3 divisions. Written 1903. Published 1918. Produced Hannover, Stadttheater, 1922.
  55. Storm Weather. Chamber play, 3 scenes. Written 1907. Published 1907. Produced Intimate Theatre, Dec. 30, 1907.
  56. The Burned House. Chamber play, 2 scenes. Written 1907. Published 1907. Produced Intimate Theatre, Dec. 5, 1907.
  57. The Ghost Sonata. Chamber play, 3 scenes. Written1907. Published 1907. Produced Intimate Theatre, Jan. 21, 1908.
  58. The Isle of the Dead. Dramatic fragment, 1 scene. Written 1907. Published 1918.
  59. The Pelican. Chamber play, 3 scenes. Written 1907. Published 1907. Produced Intimate Theatre, Nov. 26, 1907.
  60. The Last of the Knights. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1908. Published 1909. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Jan. 22, 1909.
  61. The Regent. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1908. Published 1909. Produced Royal Dramatic Theatre, Jan. 31, 1911.
  62. Earl Birger of Bjälbo. Historical play, 5 acts. Written 1908. Published 1908. Produced Swedish Theatre, Mar. 26, 1909.
  63. Abu Casem's Slippers. Fantasy play, 5 acts. Written 1908. Published 1908. Produced Gåvle, Dec. 28, 1908.
  64. The Black Glove. Fantasy play, 5 acts. Written 1909. Published 1909. Produced on tour, 1909; Stockholm, New Intimate Theatre, Dec. 26, 1911.
  65. The Great Highway. Pilgrimage play; verse. Written 1909. Published 1909. Produced Intimate Theatre, Feb. 19, 1910.