# Play Strindberg

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Play written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

Play Strindberg Written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt

***Play Strindberg*** is a comedy play by the Swiss writer [Friedrich Dürrenmatt](/source/Friedrich_D%C3%BCrrenmatt), written in 1968 and published in 1969.[1] It is a free adaptation of [August Strindberg](/source/August_Strindberg)'s *[The Dance of Death](/source/The_Dance_of_Death_(Strindberg))* (1900), using Strindberg's characters. The title is a reference to [Jacques Loussier](/source/Jacques_Loussier)'s *Play Bach* series of recordings.[2] The play premiered in [Basel](/source/Basel) on 8 February 1969.[1]

## See also

- [Swiss literature](/source/Swiss_literature)

- [1969 in literature](/source/1969_in_literature)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mcgraw_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mcgraw_1-1) Hochman, Stanley (1984). [*McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of World Drama*](https://archive.org/details/mcgrawhillencycl05hoch). [New York City](/source/New_York_City): [McGraw-Hill](/source/McGraw-Hill). p. [62](https://archive.org/details/mcgrawhillencycl05hoch/page/62). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0070791694](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0070791694).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Crockett, Roger Alan (1998). [*Understanding Friedrich Dürrenmatt*](https://archive.org/details/understandingfri00croc). [Columbia, South Carolina](/source/Columbia%2C_South_Carolina): [University of South Carolina Press](/source/University_of_South_Carolina_Press). p. [135](https://archive.org/details/understandingfri00croc/page/135). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780585339498](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780585339498).

v t e Works by Friedrich Dürrenmatt Drama Romulus the Great The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi The Visit The Physicists Play Strindberg Prose The Judge and His Hangman Suspicion "The Tunnel" Once a Greek A Dangerous Game The Pledge The Execution of Justice The Assignment Screenplay It Happened in Broad Daylight

v t e August Strindberg Bibliography Paintings Drama works The Outlaw Master Olof The Father Miss Julie Creditors Pariah The Stronger To Damascus Easter The Dance of Death A Dream Play The Ghost Sonata The Great Highway Prose works The Red Room Getting Married The Son of a Servant The People of Hemsö The Defence of a Fool Inferno Alone Social criticism August Strindberg's Little Catechism for the Underclass Paintings List of paintings The Town (1903) Adaptations Miss Julie The Sin of Julia 1951 film Rorem opera Alwyn opera 1999 film After Miss Julie Julie (opera) 2014 film Others The Stronger Karin Månsdotter Play Strindberg Pita Dance of Death Dreamplay Creditors (1988 film) Creditors (2015 film) Related Strindberg's Intimate Theater Strindberg Museum Strindbergmuseum Saxen August Strindberg Repertory Theatre Family Siri von Essen (first wife) Frida Uhl (second wife) Harriet Bosse (third wife) Karin Smirnov (daughter)

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