The performance comes alive when the technology fails at Strindberg’s intimate theater
Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- A musical production of “Mother’s Love” intertwines the figures of August Strindberg and Victoria Benedictsson.
- Dagens Nyheter critic Ingegärd Waaranperä writes that the acting becomes most effective when technical problems interrupt the production.
August Strindberg and Victoria Benedictsson are woven together in a musical production of “Mother’s Love” at Strindberg’s intimate theater.
But according to Dagens Nyheter critic Ingegärd Waaranperä, the performance truly comes alive only when the technology begins to malfunction.
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Originally published by Dagens Nyheter in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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