Urmas Lennuk (born 16 October 1971, in

Tamsalu Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. The town has a station on the Tallinn-Tartu railway. As of December 31, 2021, the town had a population of 2415. History The settlement was first mentioned in 1512, but remained ...

) is an

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n theatre director, playwright and dramaturg. In 2000, he graduated from the

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

's Stage Art Department. In 2000–11, he worked at Rakvere Theatre and in 2011–13 at

Vanemuine Theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...

. Since 2017, he has worked again at Rakvere Theatre. In 2011–14, he was a screenwriter for the television series ''

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''. Lennuk thinks Estonian theatre practitioners should have more faith in local playwrights, literature, and texts. According to Lennuk, those who wish to depict Estonians should be given the opportunity to do so on stage, as failing to do so diminishes the value of Estonian culture and identity. Lennuk is married to the actress Liisa Aibel. They have a daughter, adopted in May 2008.

Productions of plays

* Melfi's ''Linnubassein'' (1998, diploma work, Estonian Puppetry Theatre) * Koidula's ''Säärane Mulk ehk Sada tangu'' (1999) * Williams's ''Iguaani öö'' (2000)

References

Living people 1971 births Estonian theatre directors Estonian dramatists and playwrights Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni People from Tapa Parish {{Estonia-bio-stub