After the knockabout farce of Molière’s The Reluctant Doctor, Eclectic Theatre returns to a more sombre theme with Miss Julie by August Strindberg. Generally regarded as a model of naturalistic theatre, Miss Julie is a savage depiction of the class and sex wars. On midsummer’s eve, Miss Julie, the daughter of a count, flirts with her servant until things get out of hand, and they have sex (they don’t “make love”). With astonishingly acute psychological perception Strindberg portrays the self-disgust, bitterness and hatred of two people who are only out to use one another. The play is not only a landmark in the history of European theatre: it is a ruthless unmasking of “civilized” values and of the darker side of human sexuality.

Facts and dates

• Première: March 30, 2012, 8 p.m.
• Further performances
  • March 31, 8 p.m.
  • April 1, 7 p.m.
  • May 10 and May 11, 8 p.m.
  • June 1, 8 p.m.
  • June 3, 7 p.m.
  • June 16, 8 p.m.
  • June 17, 7 p.m.
• All shows at Theaterhaus Rudi (Theater unterm Dach), Fechnerstraße 2a in 01139 Dresden
• Tickets via phone (+49 351 849 19 25) or via e-mail (info@theaterhaus-rudi.de)
• Price: 8€ (5€ reduced)
• Coventry performance: April 14, 2012 at Criterion Theatre

As Miss Julie is a one act play with a cast of three, Eclectic Theatre will take this production to Coventry in April 2012. We have been invited to perform there as part of a cultural festival organised by the Coventry Association for International Friendship, and are naturally very keen to participate, especially as the artistic director is an Englishman. We believe that it will raise our international profile considerably, and we are honoured to represent the city of Dresden.