The Christmas Party (play)
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Written byLudvig Holberg
Date premiered1724
Place premieredLille Grønnegade Theatre,
Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark
Original languageDanish
| The Christmas Party | |
|---|---|
 C. A. Lorentzen: Julestuen, Scene 13 (1813) | |
| Written by | Ludvig Holberg |
| Date premiered | 1724 |
| Place premiered | Lille Grønnegade Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Original language | Danish |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Setting | Denmark |
The Christmas Party (Danish: Julestuen) is a one-set, comic play by Norwegian-Danish playwright Ludvig Holberg. It premiered at Lille Grønnegade Theatre in Copenhagen in 1724.[1]
Jeronimus, a grumpy, old man, refuses to host a Christmas party in his house since he finds the tradition tasteless and inappropriate. His sister unsuccessfully tries to persuade him but he is finally won over by s mastershoemaker's arguments about the "foundation of the law of nature".
