Details

One sunny day in Paris, Gustave Alland, famous artist and philanderer, visits Louise Strindberg - convalescing in her brother's studio - and casts her effortlessly under his spell. In a vain attempt to escape, she exiles herself to her provincial hometown in Sweden. But a letter propels her back to Paris and into his arms. And for a brief moment, before the horror, ecstasy is hers.

Cast/Performers

Nancy Carroll (Louise Strindberg), Zubin Varla (Gustave Allan), Niamh Cusack (Erna), Judith Coke (Mrs Knutson), Edward Davenport (Henrik Ryberg), Patrick Drury (Mr Moller), Avril Elgar (The Concierge), Madeleine Herrington (Miss Knutson), Claudia Renton (Lilly), Marlene Sidaway (Botilda), Hugh Skinner (Viggo), Ray Newe

Creatives/Company

Author: Victoria Benedictsson
Adapted by: Clare Bayley
Producer: National Theatre
Director: Paul Miller
Design: Simon Daw
Lighting: Bruno Poet
Music: David Shrubsole
Sound: John Leonard