The Time and the RoomRoyal Dramtic Theatre, Small Stage, 1993 The link to Strindberg was obvious from the start. In the program Bergman reprinted Strindberg's brief preface to A Dreamplay:"Time and space do not exist; anything can happen, anything is possible and probable" |
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The setting showed a house façade, reminiscent of the opening in several of Strindberg's chambers plays. Reviews were mixed. Several critics found Bergman's interpretation academic and distant, though revealing an intelligent reading of the play."'The production was only understandable to those who saw the main character, Marie Steuber, as a reincarnation of Indra's daughter in A Dreamplay".
Birgitta Steene, Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide (Amsterdam University Press, 2005)