Chamber play

Achamber playis a play of usually three acts which can be performed with a small cast and practically no sets or costumes in a small space. The form became popular in the early 20th century, with leading exponents beingMax ReinhardtandAugust Strindberg.^[1]The firstcinemaadaptation wasKammerspielfilmin the 1920s, and the format was later adapted for cinema byIngmar Bergman^[2]andCarl Theodor Dreyer.^[3]

The name is derived from the termchamber music.^[4]

References

^Styan, J. L. (1981).Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. Volume 3. Expressionism and Epic Theatre.Cambridge University Press. p.31.ISBN 0-521-29628-5.
^Tornqvist, Egil (1995).Between Stage and Screen. Ingmar Bergman Directs.Amsterdam University Press. p.16.ISBN 90-5356-171-4.
^Larson, Stephen (2017)."Carl Dreyer's" Michael ": Digitalization and the Rediscovery of a Classic".No. 270. Kosmorama.
^Tornqvist, Egil (2000).Strindberg's Ghost Sonata. From Text to Performance.Amsterdam University Press. p.23.ISBN 90-5356-454-3.

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[1] Styan, J. L. (1981).Modern Drama in Theory and Practice. Volume 3. Expressionism and Epic Theatre.Cambridge University Press. p.31.ISBN 0-521-29628-5.

[2] Tornqvist, Egil (1995).Between Stage and Screen. Ingmar Bergman Directs.Amsterdam University Press. p.16.ISBN 90-5356-171-4.

[3] Larson, Stephen (2017)."Carl Dreyer's" Michael ": Digitalization and the Rediscovery of a Classic".No. 270. Kosmorama.

[4] Tornqvist, Egil (2000).Strindberg's Ghost Sonata. From Text to Performance.Amsterdam University Press. p.23.ISBN 90-5356-454-3.

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