NYTimes.com: EARLY in “Mies Julie,” a South African adaptation of Strindberg’s play, a domestic servant takes a garden fork to the kitchen floor of her boss’s house in a feverish attempt to free her ancestors’ spirits, trapped beneath flagstones that were placed over a burial ground. In moments like this South African history merges with Strindberg’s drama in a production that speaks boldly about that nation today.
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"Miss Julie" is a brilliant play. But as the playwright states it doesn't hold a lot of clout in today's society. This adaptation sounds amazing. I wish that I could see it. Miss Julie is brilliant because it is such a clear struggle along all lines of identity. Julie has power over Jean because of her class, but Jean has power Julie because of his gender and history with her family. In the end Julie seems to be the one who has less power, but to get her there is quite interesting to watch. By setting it in South Africa these power struggles would only be amplified and added to.
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