Hysteria (play)

Hysteria: Or Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Neurosis
Written by	Terry Johnson
Date premiered	1 August 1993
Place premiered	Royal Court Theatre London
Original language	English
Subject	Two of the world's greatest and most eccentric minds collide when Sigmund Freud and Salvador Dalí meet
Genre	Comedy

Hysteria: Or Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Neurosis is a two-hour play by Terry Johnson fictionalising a 1938 meeting between Salvador Dalí and Sigmund Freud a year before the latter's death. It is named after the Freudian psychological term "hysteria" and its London premiere was in 1 August 1993. In a 2007 production at the Birmingham Rep, Sean Foley appeared as Freud, Sam Swainsbury as Dali, Ruth Miller as Jessica, and John Burgess as Abraham.

References

• Ben Macnair (27 April 2007). "Hysteria at the Birmingham Rep". BBC Birmingham. http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2007/04/26/hysteria_rep_feature.shtml. Retrieved 2009-01-27. 

Further reading

• Johnson, Terry (1993). Hysteria: Fragments of an Analysis of an Obsessional Neurosis. Royal Court writers series. London: Methuen Drama in association with Royal Court Theatre. ISBN 0413682102.