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VACLAV HAVEL (1936 - 2011) |
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Nationality: Czech Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Literary Agent: Casarotto Ramsay and Associates Ltd |
Vaclav Havel, statesman and playwright, born 5 October 1936; died 18 December 2011. When, to the surprise of western chancelleries, central Europe changed utterly in the autumn and winter of 1989, it was a stocky Czech dramatist lately released from prison who produced the abiding metaphor for what had happened. In 1947, after Yalta and Potsdam, said Vaclav Havel, who has died aged 75 after a long illness, the clock of history had been stopped in his half of Europe and now it had started again. Havel's own career might resemble the very incarnation of that metaphor of the notion it encapsulates of communism as no more than a bracket in history, a long deviation from the onward march of capitalism's permanent revolution.
extract from Guardian Obituary of Vaclav Havel
Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Vaclav Havel
Antiwords | ||
| 1st Produced: | Berlin | 0 | ||||
Company: | Spitfire Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #181823 | |||
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Genre: | Performance art, Physical theatre 55 min | |||||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | Internationally acclaimed performance from Herald Angel Award winner Spitfire Company influenced by the works of Václav Havel, especially his play Audience and its legendary film adaptation. What happens when a brewer and a persecuted politician, alter ego of Václav Havel himself, meet on stage? Two actresses, a case of Czech beer, huge original masks and absurd humour. A hit in Berlin, Prague, Milan, Florence, Washington, New York, London, Peking and Oslo. | |||||
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Audience (Conversation) | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3460 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 0 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
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Beggars Opera, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | OrangeTree, London | 2003 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | in manuscript, French, New York, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37683 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 9 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | this version casts Macheathe and Peachum as heads of rival gangs of thieves, both are subject to the power of police organisation, each tries to defend himself against corruption and each has only himself to blame for the unfortunate results | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Conspirators, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 31 Aug 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #130900 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel. Translated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | The revolution has taken place. The dictator has fled. The new government is in power. But the prime minister's secretary is under arrest and there are demonstrators on the streets and concern that the ideals of the revolution are about to be betrayed. The chiefs of the police, the army, the law and the intelligence services, aided and abetted by Helga, a rich and attractive widow known to them all, decide that action must be taken to protect the fledgling democracy. They must form a new, secret, Revolutionary Council - and just at that moment they hear that there is indeed a 'conspiracy'. This is the UK premiere of this 1971 play and its first full English language production. | |||||
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Conspirators, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, 1 Clarence Street, Richmond, Surrey TW9 2SA >>> | 31 Aug 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #130901 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel. Translated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | The revolution has taken place. The dictator has fled. The new government is in power. But the prime minister's secretary is under arrest and there are demonstrators on the streets and concern that the ideals of the revolution are about to be betrayed. The chiefs of the police, the army, the law and the intelligence services, aided and abetted by Helga, a rich and attractive widow known to them all, decide that action must be taken to protect the fledgling democracy. They must form a new, secret, Revolutionary Council - and just at that moment they hear that there is indeed a 'conspiracy'. This is the UK premiere of this 1971 play and its first full English language production. | |||||
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Garden Party, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Jonathan Cape, London, 1969 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3461 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | officials of the Offices for Opening are at war with those from the Offices for Closing | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Garden Party, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Oracle Theatre, Inc. | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79445 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Increased Difficulty Of Concentration, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | London | 1989 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1976 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3462 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | doctor, his mistress, wife and social worker with a special computer that interrogates and interviews | |||||
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Increased Difficulty of Concentration, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Ohio Theater, NY | 2006 | ||||
Company: | True Comedy Theatre Company | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #83505 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Largo Desolato | ||
| 1st Produced: | Bristol | 1986 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Grove Press, New York, 1987 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #33464 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | Professor lives in constant fear because of his refusal to denounce his work; chilling account of life in a totalitarian state | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Leaving | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, London | 19 Sep 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #114869 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | Chancellor Reiger is finally stepping down from office after many years of service. Is it unreasonable that he and his family carry on living in the state apartments? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Memo, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Theater 61 Press 2012 | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0977019755 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #150479 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
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Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Memorandum, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1965 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Jonathan Cape, London, 1967 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3463 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | a provocative and witty assault on the madness of efficiency peculiar to total bureaucracy | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mistake, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Oracle Theatre, Inc. | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79465 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel Translated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mistake, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
Company: | Oracle Theatre, Inc. | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #79491 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | 0 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav HavelTranslated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Mountain Hotel, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #22629 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | an exploration of the disintegration of human identities | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Pig or Vaclav Havel's Hunt For A Pig | ||
| 1st Produced: | SoHo Think Tank, New York | 29 Jun 2011 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #137299 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | Vaclav Havel wants a pig to slaughter and serve at a dinner for his dissident friends. The villagers say they have one for sale - but where is it? | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Private View | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, London, 1978 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3464 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
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Private View | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, London | 10 Nov 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #114867 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel. Translated by Carol Rocamora and Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | A couple who have been travelling abroad invite a friend to show off the purchases they made. But he seems to be with holding his approval of them | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Private View | ||
| 1st Produced: | Orange Tree Theatre, London | 10 Nov 2009 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #114868 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel. Translated by Carol Rocamora And Tomas Rychetsky | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Protest | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1975 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #3465 | |||
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Genre: | One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 0 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
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Redevelopment, or Slum Clearance | ||
| 1st Produced: | 18 Sep 1990 | |||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1990 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #30856 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 6 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel, from a literal translation by Marie Winn | |||||
Synopsis: | architects plan a radical restoration of a village that is a soulless, characterless drawing board monstrosity, residents protest met with arrogance from authorities | |||||
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Temptation | ||
| 1st Produced: | The Pit, London | 1988 | ||||
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| 1st Published: | Faber and Faber, London, 1988 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #34458 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | Dr experiments with necromancy to provide a witty satire of human pride and give a perspective on life in eastern Europe | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Temptation | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Samuel French, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #37808 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 9 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | doctor experiments with necromancy to provide a witty satire of human pride and give a perspective on life in eastern Europe | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Tomorrow! | ||
| 1st Produced: | unperformed in English | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Nick Hern Books, London, 1984 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #9057 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 12 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | extras | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | written anonymously in 1988 is an historical comedy about the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918 | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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Vanek Trilogy, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Performed in people's private homes | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #188178 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original playwright - Vaclav Havel | |||||
Synopsis: | A housewarming party and the audience is part of it. It is Michael and Vera's party. Stanek believes you are under surveillance. The Master Brewer gets drunk | |||||
Further Reference: | - | |||||
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