''Leaving'' (

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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 dissident. Havel served as the last List of presidents of Czechoslovakia, president of Czechoslovakia from 1989 until 1992, prior to the dissol ...

. Although Havel has had an extensive career as a

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, ''Leaving'' was his first play in over twenty years. The play premiered at Archa Theatre in

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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

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of his play.

Productions

Orange Tree

*Directed by Sam Walters. Translated by Paul Wilson. * Vilém Rieger, ex-chancellour ....

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* 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'' , Introduction
Theater 61 Press website

References

{{reflist 2007 plays Tragicomedy plays Plays by Václav Havel