Miss Julie

Summary: 1987 BBC production of Miss Julie by August Strindberg.
Theatre play: Miss Julie by August Strindberg (1849-1912) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'Set on Midsummer’s Eve on the estate of a Count in Sweden, the young woman of the title, attempting to escape an existence cramped by social mores and have a little fun, dances at the servants’ annual midsummer party, where she is drawn to a senior servant, a footman named Jean, who is particularly well-traveled, well-mannered and well-read. The action takes place in the kitchen of Miss Julie’s father’s manor; here Jean’s fiancée, a servant named Christine, cooks and sometimes sleeps while Jean and Miss Julie talk. [...] Over the course of the play, Miss Julie and Jean battle for control, which swings back and forth between them until Jean convinces her that the only way to escape her predicament is to commit suicide.' Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Julie.
Production history: Dated to 1888.
Date of transmission: Sunday 31 May 1987
Time: 10.00-11.40pm
Series: Theatre Night
Channel: BBC2
Production company: BBC

Director

Michael Simpson

Producer

Shaun Sutton

Lighting Director

Derek Slee

Playwright

August Strindberg (1849-1912)

Translator

Michael Meyer

Composer

David Fleming Williams

Designer

Costume Designer

Choreographer

Script Editor

Cast

Title: Miss Julie (BBC, 1985)
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