ABSTRACT
While The Ghost Sonata is considered one of Strindberg’s least accessible plays, it has earned a position among his most influential and widely produced works internationally. Its compelling theatricality and novel dramaturgy (see Chapter 3) inspired many outstanding productions, from Max Reinhardt’s nightmarish expressionistic vision in 1916 to a mysterious puppet-theatre version directed by American theatre artist Roman Paska with the Swedish Marionetteatern in 1993, and Ingmar Bergman’s soul-searching swan-song (his last Strindberg production and third-to-last stage production) in 2000. The following sections explore a selection of productions that testify to the play’s ongoing contribution to the shaping of the modern theatre.
