Professor Bernhardi (Oberon Modern Plays): Oxford Stage Company & Dumbfounded Theatre Present

Professor Bernhardi (Oberon Modern Plays): Oxford Stage Company & Dumbfounded Theatre Present

by Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Arthur Schnitzler (Author), Samuel Adamson (Adapter)

Synopsis

Vienna, 1900. A Jewish doctor prevents a Catholic priest from absolving a dying patient. A witchhunt ensues.Arthur Schnitzler's work has come to define Vienna at the turn of the twentieth century. Written in 1912, Professor Bernhardi exposes the violent prejudices lurking beneath the city's glittering surface. Schnitzler's serious comedy , in a spiky new version by award-winning playwright Samuel Adamson, made its first appearance in London since 1936 as the third and final production in the The Last Waltz Season at the Arcola Theatre, London in March 2005.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Oberon Modern Plays
Published: 07 Apr 2005

ISBN 10: 1840025522
ISBN 13: 9781840025521

Author Bio
Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1930), the Austrian author and doctor, is probably best known for his plays 'La Ronde' and 'Liebelei'. His early years were marked by a particular interest in the emergent science of psychology and his writings anticipate Freud's psychopathological theories.