The Stronger

Summary

1958 BBC production of The Stronger by August Strindberg, presented as the second item in a double bill with Strindberg’s Pariah.

Theatre play

The Stronger by August Strindberg (1849-1912) [more information]

Play synopsis

'The play is short, consisting of only one scene. The characters consist of only two women: a "Mrs. X", who speaks, and a "Miss. Y", who is silent’ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stronger).

Production history

Dated to 1889.

Date of transmission

Friday 22 August 1958

Time

9.45-10.00pm approx.

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Louis MacNeice (1907-1963)

Playwright

August Strindberg (1849-1912)

Designer

Richard Wilmot

Cast

Sheila Brennan	The Wife
Yvonne Mitchell	The Mistress

Additional details

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

19th-century setting; Swedish drama

Print sources

Title

Radio Times, 15 August 1958 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 17; brief mention in article, p. 4

Associated programmes

Pariah (BBC, 1958)
Pariah [Paria] by August Strindberg (1849-1912)
BBC Television