The Ghost Sonata

A Chamber Play by August Strindberg

The Ghost Sonata relates the adventures of a young student, who idealizes the lives of the inhabitants of a stylish apartment building in Stockholm. He makes the acquaintance of the mysterious Jacob Hummel, who helps him to find his way into the apartment, only to find that it is a nest of betrayal and sickness. The world, the student learns, is hell and human beings must suffer to achieve salvation. The play centers on a family of strangers who meet for the sake of meeting. They exchange no dialogue, nor gestures, they simply sit and bask in their own misfortune.

Allan Edwall

Gubben

Lilian Johansson

Mjölkflickan

Stefan Ekman

Studenten

Gunnar Björnstrand

Översten

Lars Lennartsson

Den döde

Inger Jalmert-Moritz

Den mörka damen

Ulla Sjöblom

Mumien

Marie Göranzon

Fröken

Per Myrberg

Johansson

Sture Ericson

Bengtsson

Anders Nyström

Den förnäme

Margit Andelius

Fästmön

Chris Wahlström

Kokerskan