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'''''Leaving''''' ([[Czech language|Czech]] - '''''Odcházení''''') is a 2007 [[Tragicomedy|tragicomedic]] play by [[Václav Havel]]. |
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⚫ | Although Havel has had an extensive career as a [[playwright]], ''Leaving'' was his first play in over twenty years.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|title=Leaving|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|year=2009|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1468872/Leaving|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> The play premiered at [[Archa Theatre]] in [[Prague]] on May 22, 2008.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Václav Havel - "Leaving", but also Returning|journal=[[Radio Prague]]|author=Rob Cameron|date=2008-05-23}}</ref> The play is composed of five acts and requires eleven men, six women, and one voice.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Havel Václav|publisher=Aura-Pont|url=http://www.aura-pont.cz/en/Havel--Vaclav-P1725.html|accessdate=2009-03-11}}</ref> In 2011, Havel directed a [[Leaving (2011 film)|film adaptation]] of his play. |
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== Productions == |
== Productions == |
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=== Orange Tree === |
=== Orange Tree === |
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*Directed by [[Sam Walters]]. Translated by [[Paul Wilson]]. |
*Directed by [[Sam Walters (director)|Sam Walters]]. Translated by [[Paul Wilson (translator)|Paul Wilson]]. |
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* Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... [[Geoffrey Beevers]] |
* Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... [[Geoffrey Beevers]] |
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* Grandmother, Rieger's mother .... |
* Grandmother, Rieger's mother .... |
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* Removers .... |
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* Voice of reproductor .... |
* Voice of reproductor .... |
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=== Národní divadlo === |
=== Národní divadlo === |
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*Directed by Petr Mikulík. The play had premiere at ??? |
*Directed by Petr Mikulík. The play had premiere at ??? 2009 in [[National Theatre (Bratislava)|National Theatre]] in Bratislava. |
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* Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... [[Marián Labuda]] |
* Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... [[Marián Labuda]] |
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''Leaving'' |
''Leaving'' had its U.S. premiere at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA in May, 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wilmatheater.org/production/leaving|title = Leaving}}</ref> |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.theater61press.com/essays/leaving-essay-havel.html ''Leaving'' | Introduction] Theater 61 Press website |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 01:34, 27 September 2022
Leaving (Czech - Odcházení) is a 2007 tragicomedic play by Václav Havel.
Although Havel has had an extensive career as a playwright, Leaving was his first play in over twenty years.[1] The play premiered at Archa Theatre in Prague on May 22, 2008.[2] The play is composed of five acts and requires eleven men, six women, and one voice.[3] In 2011, Havel directed a film adaptation of his play.
Productions
[edit]Orange Tree
[edit]- Directed by Sam Walters. Translated by Paul Wilson.
- Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... Geoffrey Beevers
- Grandmother, Rieger's mother ....
- Vlasta, Rieger's older daughter ....
- Albín, Vlasta'husband ....
- Zuzana, Rieger's younger daughter ....
- Irena, Rieger's long-time girlfriend ....
- Monika, Irena's friend ....
- Hanuš, Rieger's ex-secretary ....
- Viktor, Hanuš's ex-secretary ....
- Osvald, Rieger's handmaid ....
- Knobloch, gardener ....
- Vlasta Klein, ndeputy and vice-chairman ....
- Bea Weissenmütelhof, student of politics and mutliculture social psychology ....
- Jack, journalist ....
- Bob, photographer ....
- Officers ....
- Charwoman ....
- Removers ....
- Voice of reproductor ....
Národní divadlo
[edit]- Directed by Petr Mikulík. The play had premiere at ??? 2009 in National Theatre in Bratislava.
- Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour .... Marián Labuda
- Grandmother, Rieger's mother ....
- Vlasta, Rieger's older daughter ....
- Albín, Vlasta'husband ....
- Zuzana, Rieger's younger daughter ....
- Irena, Rieger's long-time girlfriend ....
- Monika, Irena's friend ....
- Hanuš, Rieger's ex-secretary ....
- Viktor, Hanuš's ex-secretary ....
- Osvald, Rieger's handmaid ....
- Knobloch, gardener ....
- Vlasta Klein, ndeputy and vice-chairman .... Jozef Vajda
- Bea Weissenmütelhof, student of politics and mutliculture social psychology ....
- Jack, journalist ....
- Bob, photographer ....
- Officers ....
- Charwoman ....
- Removers ....
- Voice of reproductor ....
Leaving had its U.S. premiere at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, PA in May, 2010.[4]
External links
[edit]- Leaving | Introduction Theater 61 Press website
References
[edit]- ^ "Leaving". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ Rob Cameron (2008-05-23). "Václav Havel - "Leaving", but also Returning". Radio Prague.
- ^ "Havel Václav". Aura-Pont. Retrieved 2009-03-11.
- ^ "Leaving".