Father
Chapter 1 of 3 Act 1
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40:52
- Running time
- 1 h 45 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Alan Mapstone, Algy Pug, Arielle Lipshaw, Bob Neufeld, Bruce Pirie and 5 others
- Translated by
- Edith Oland, Warner Oland
Chapters
About this recording
The Father is a naturalistic drama by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The central conflict is between the Captain and his wife Laura about their daughter Bertha's future. In order to gain sole custody of her daughter, Laura tries to convince the Captain that he has gone mad. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)
Cast
A Captain of Cavalry: Bob Neufeld
Laura: Elizabeth Klett
Bertha: Charlotte Duckett
Dr. Ostermark: Algy Pug
The Pastor: Bruce Pirie
The Nurse: Arielle Lipshaw
Nojd: Alan Mapstone
An Orderly: David Warner
Mother-in-Law: WoollyBee
Narrator: Chuck Williamson
Audio edited by Elizabeth Klett
