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The Free Thinker     Fritänkaren

1999

by August Strindberg. Written in 1869 this is the first play Strindberg wrote, 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

 

​Direction: Johan Petri

Dramaturgy: Magnus Jacobsson

Produced by Swedish State Radio, 1999

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