Publisher's Synopsis
Royal Shakespeare Company production of August Strindberg's classic play. Helen Mirren gives an acclaimed performance in the title role as the bored and restless daughter of a Count who finds herself getting involved with Jean (Donal McCann), her father's footman, after a flirtatious encounter at the servants' party. Both Julie and Jean see each other as a means of escape from the trappings of their lives. Together they plan their getaway, but it is an alliance which can only end in tragedy.
