The Complete Plays: Beasts (1963)

Beasts
Beasts was the name given to an evening of two short plays by August Strindberg. For full details of the individual plays, visit the pages for The Pelican and The Pariah.
Production Details
Title:
Author:
New Play:

Venue:
Location:
Staging:
Beasts
August Strindberg
No

The Library Theatre, Scarborough
Concert Room
Round
First performance:
Opening night:
Final performance:
29 August 1963
29 August 1963
4 September 1963
Company Details
Director:
Co-director:

Stage Manager:
Assistant Stage Manager:
Assistant Stage Manager:
Stephen Joseph
Arnold Beck

Arnold Beck
Jane Young
Zena Curtis
Actors
David Campton
Norman Coburn
Sheila Connor
Actors
Caroline Hunt
David Jarrett
Latilla Woodburn
Notes
○ Beasts was presented as a double bill consisting of The Pelican and The Pariah.
○ This is believed to be the first professional in-the-round production of these plays in the UK.
○ Beasts was presented without an interval.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd. Image copyright: Scarborough Theatre Trust