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Leaving (Czech - Odcházení) is a 2007 tragicomedic play by Václav Havel.

Although Havel has had an extensive career as a playwright, Leaving is 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]

Productions

Orange Tree

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

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]

References

^ "Leaving". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved 11-03-2009. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ Rob Cameron (23-05-2008). "Václav Havel - "Leaving", but also Returning". Radio Prague. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
^ "Havel Václav". Aura-Pont. Retrieved 11-03-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
^ http://www.wilmatheater.org/production/leaving

[1] "Leaving". Encyclopædia Britannica. 2009. Retrieved 11-03-2009. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[2] Rob Cameron (23-05-2008). "Václav Havel - "Leaving", but also Returning". Radio Prague. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

[3] "Havel Václav". Aura-Pont. Retrieved 11-03-2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

[4] ttp://www.wilmatheater.org/production/leaving

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-'''''Leaving''''' ([[Czech language|Czech]] - '''''Odcházení''''') is a 2007 [[Tragicomedy|tragicomedic]] play by [[Václav Havel]]. Although Havel has had an extensive career as a [[playwright]], ''Leaving'' is 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=11-03-2009}}</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=23-05-2008}}</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=11-03-2009}}</ref>
+'''''Leaving''''' ([[Czech language|Czech]] - '''''Odcházení''''') is a 2007 [[Tragicomedy|tragicomedic]] play by [[Václav Havel]].
+Although Havel has had an extensive career as a [[playwright]], ''Leaving'' is 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=11-03-2009}}</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=23-05-2008}}</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=11-03-2009}}</ref>
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