
HUSTRUSKOLAN (The School of
Wives)
Dramaten
Premiere: May 9, 1980
Performances: 108
Playwright: Moličre
Director: Alf Alf Sjöberg
Character: Horace
Synopsis:
In Moličre’s classic comedy
Arnolphe, a rich merchant, is under the delusion that he can create
a perfect marriage for himself by creating the perfect wife. He
raises a young orphan. Agnes, from infancy, determined to keep her
ignorant of everything except what he teaches her himself. His
plans, however, are quickly undone by the handsome young Horace who,
despite everything Arnolphe tries, takes Agnes’s education into his
own hands—especially when it comes to love.
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