The Free Thinker

1999

by August Strindberg. It is the first play he wrote, written in 1869, 21 years old. A young man is breaking lose from the conformity of Christian morality and reacting against religious hypocrisy, and against the repression of a free spirit. The performance is interspersed with comments and reflections by the contemporary Swedish writer Stig Larsson.

This production is the world premiere of this play.

Actors

Simon Norrthon
Anna Taakanen
Mats Flink
Catharina Larsson
Tobias Theorell
Andreas Kundler
Lars G Wik
Mats Hedlund

Commentator

Stig Larsson

Credits

DramaturgyMagnus Jacobsson
DirectionJohan Petri

Produced by Swedish State Radio, 1999