Playwright, David Greig embraces the toxic triangle created by Strindberg, and as the power ebbs and flows between the characters, Creditors is revealed as an incredibly contemporary work.

Adolph is a vulnerable and sensitive artist; Tekla is his older wife and a writer; and Gustav is a mysterious, insinuating stranger with vengeance on his mind. Gustav intrudes on the couple's new relationship while Tekla is away, poisoning Adolph's mind with doubts about his success as an artist and husband.