''Leaving'' (
Czech
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- ''Odcházení'') is a 2007
tragicomedic play by
Václav Havel
Václav Havel (; 5 October 193618 December 2011) was a Czech statesman, author, poet, playwright, and former dissident. Havel served as the last president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until the dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1992 and then ...
.
Although Havel has had an extensive career as a
playwright, ''Leaving'' was his first play in over twenty years. The play premiered at
Archa Theatre in
Prague
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on May 22, 2008. The play is composed of five acts and requires eleven men, six women, and one voice. In 2011, Havel directed a
film adaptation of his play.
Productions
Orange Tree
*Directed by
Sam Walters. Translated by
Paul Wilson.
* Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour ....
Geoffrey Beevers
Geoffrey Beevers (born 15 January 1941) is a British actor who has appeared in many different stage and screen roles.
Career Theatre
Beevers has worked extensively at the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond upon Thames, both as an actor (including ...
* 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.
External links
''Leaving'' , IntroductionTheater 61 Press website
References
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2007 plays
Tragicomedy plays
Plays by Václav Havel