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The Dance of Death

"Strindberg's chilling anatomy of a marriage—in which the two partners duel with each other until one is utterly defeated. Edgar and Alice, embittered husband and wife, live on an army base on a Swedish island: Alice calls it 'Little Hell', and it's about to get worse. Written in 1900 and consisting of two full-length plays, The Dance of Death is full of destruction and bitterness, laced with grim humour. Both parts are included in this volume—though usually only the first is staged."—Publisher's website.

Themes
theatre
Audience
adult
Length
short · 128 pages
Form
plays

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