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August Strindberg

Birth Place: SWEDEN

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Productions

 
[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

News


Cast and Creative Teams Set For Richard Eyre's DANCE OF DEATH and Nicholas Wright's VINCENT IN BRIXTON
by Stephi Wild - Nov 5, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre has announced the full cast and creative team for Richard Eyre’s new adaptation of August Strindberg’s Dance of Death, as well as Nicholas Wright’s Vincent in Brixton.  
CREDITORS With Liev Schreiber Will Be Available to Stream on Audible
by Stephi Wild - Oct 30, 2025

Creditors, featuring Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith, will premiere next month on Audible. Written by August Strindberg in a new adaptation by Jen Silverman, and directed by Ian Rickson.
Historian Amnon Kabatchnik's BLOODY BROADWAY Released
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 22, 2025

Amnon Kabatchnik has penned a new in his award-winning reference series. Kabatchnik's latest, Bloody Broadway: Plays of Menace, Murder, and Mystery, Volume I (BearManor Media) is now available.
Full Cast Set for Steppenwolf Theatre's THE DANCE OF DEATH
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company has revealed the full cast for the third production of its 50th Anniversary Season: The Dance of Death, August Strindberg’s master class in marital warfare. Learn more!
MISS JULIE Comes to CCBC Catonsville This Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2025

Community College of Baltimore County Performing Arts will present Miss Julie Adapted by Craig Lucas this month. Learn more about the upcoming production here.
Photos: THE BLISS OPTION Opens At The Chain Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 2, 2025

American Renaissance Theater Company is presenting the World Premiere of THE BLISS OPTION by Andrew R. Heinze, co-directed with Eva Minemar. Check out photos of the show!
US Premiere of August Strindberg Rep Of FIRST WARNING! Comes to Theater For The New City In October
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 26, 2025

Theater for the New City will present August Strindberg Rep in the American premiere of First Warning! (1892), running October 2–12, 2025, at Theater for the New City (155 First Ave. at E. 10th Street).
Review: CREDITORS, Starring Charles Dance, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 15, 2025

Orange Tree artistic director Tom Littler first directed Howard Brenton’s adaptation of August Strindberg’s Creditors at Jermyn Street Theatre in 2019, in rep with Miss Julie. He has secured quite a coup in gathering such a star-studded cast of acting veterans with Geraldine James, Nicholas Farrell and Charles Dance in this wonderfully performed but underwhelming production.
LODESTONE is Now Playing at Circle Festival
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2025

Circle Theater Festival, produced by RJ Theatre Co. and The Actor Launchpad, is now presenting a new play by writer Constance Lake, showing at AMT Theater.
New Play THE BLISS OPTION Comes to The Chain Theater
by Stephi Wild - Sep 4, 2025

American Renaissance Theater Company will present the World Premiere of THE BLISS OPTION by Andrew R. Heinze, co-directed with Eva Minemar, at The Chain Theater.
Lillie Langtree Returns to Edinburgh This Month
by Stephi Wild - Aug 7, 2025

Brilliant actress, phenomenal beauty, mistress of the Prince of Wales – Lillie Langtry was an international Victorian superstar celebrity. Learn more here!
DFW Actor Performs Her Original Script WILDE WOMEN At Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Emmy Rice - Jul 12, 2025

It's 1900 and Lillie Langtry, arguably the most famous actress of her time and a great Victorian beauty, awaits a crucial telegram from her dearest friend Oscar Wilde.
DFW Actor Performs Her Original Script WILDE WOMEN at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 8, 2025

Full of wit and insight into two of the most influential figures in the arts world of their day, the solo play emphasizes the transformative impact of Wilde's writing on the presentation of women in theatre and literature.
Steppenwolf Replaces TOPDOG/UNDERDOG With THE DANCE OF DEATH in 50th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 1, 2025

Steppenwolf Theatre Company revealed updates to its upcoming 50th Anniversary Season. Learn more about Steppenwolf's 50th anniversary season here and learn how to purchase tickets!
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT OF THE MIDDLE CLASSES and CREDITORS Set Audible Release Dates
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 18, 2025

Audible Theater and TOGETHER concluded their collaboration at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre in New York City. Learn more about their upcoming audible releases!
Orange Tree Theatre Reveals 2025"2026 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2025

Orange Tree Theatre (OT) has unveiled its 2025–2026 season, marking a year of world premières, major revivals, and landmark reinterpretations of classic texts.
LEAR Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Jun 12, 2025

The parable about foolish human pride, the delusion of self-importance, the danger of rejection, as well as acceptance of responsibility and decay of a seemingly stable world, cannot perhaps be more poignantly wrought than in Reimann’s opera.
Video: Ian Rickson Explains How Audible and TOGETHER Are Making Theatre Magic Off-Broadway
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - Jun 5, 2025

Downtown at the Minetta Lane Theatre, Audible Theater is celebrating its sixth off-Broadway season. This one is extra special however, as it marks a new collaboration with Sonia Friedman and Hugh Jackman’s new company, TOGETHER. The result is two fully-produced plays that are debuting in repertory this summer. Watch in this video as he chats more about both projects and explains why audiences need to head to the Minetta Lane!
Top Off-Broadway Shows for June 2025
by Sidney Paterra - Jun 1, 2025

What's happening off-Broadway? BroadwayWorld is here to guide you through the top picks for theatre for the month of June! Learn more about upcoming Off-Broadway shows.
Photos: Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff and More in CREDITORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2025

You can now get a first look at Liev Schreiber, Maggie Siff, and Justice Smith in Jen Silverman’s new version of August Strindberg’s Creditors. Learn more about the production here!

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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