The Road to ‘Andreas’

Abstract

This paper explores the stages that structured Andreas, Jonathan Châtel’s rewriting of The Road to Damascus by August Strindberg. Based on the questioning of the uncertain identity of the character of the Stranger, the task of rewriting revolves around key themes: the dream of changing lives, the desire to disappear, the dizziness of madness. Andreas, a labyrinthine dream play in dialogue with the Strindberg path, has also been a meditation on the act of writing and the role of the maternal figure in creation.