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''[[The Living Corpse]]'' (Russian: Живой труп, Zhivoy trup) is a play by Leo Tolstoy.
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''[[The Living Corpse]]'' (Russian: Живой труп, Zhivoy trup) is a play by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy].
  
 
Also known as ''[[The Live Corpse]]'' or alternatively as ''[[Buried Alive]]'' in English.
 
Also known as ''[[The Live Corpse]]'' or alternatively as ''[[Buried Alive]]'' in English.
  
''[[The Living Corpse]]''  was written in 1900, but only had its première at the [[Moscow Art Theatre]] on 5 October  1911, directed by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with Konstantin Stanislavski as co-director, and featuring Stanislavsky. The text was published in 1911.
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== The original text ==
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''[[The Living Corpse]]''  was written in 1900, but it was only performed and published shortly after his death, since he never considered it completed. The première took place at the Moscow Art Theatre[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Art_Theatre] on 5 October  1911, directed by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nemirovich-Danchenko], with Konstantin Stanislavski[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski] as co-director, and featuring Stanislavski as actor. The text was published in 1911. The work was an immediate success, still being performed today.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Has been translated into English as ''[[The Living Corpse]]'', ''[[The Live Corpse]]'' or ''[[Buried Alive]]''.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Living_Corpse
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Art_Theatre
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nemirovich-Danchenko
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 06:50, 12 November 2021

The Living Corpse (Russian: Живой труп, Zhivoy trup) is a play by Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910)[1].

Also known as The Live Corpse or alternatively as Buried Alive in English.

The original text

The Living Corpse was written in 1900, but it was only performed and published shortly after his death, since he never considered it completed. The première took place at the Moscow Art Theatre[2] on 5 October 1911, directed by Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko[3], with Konstantin Stanislavski[4] as co-director, and featuring Stanislavski as actor. The text was published in 1911. The work was an immediate success, still being performed today.

Translations and adaptations

Has been translated into English as The Living Corpse, The Live Corpse or Buried Alive.


Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Living_Corpse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moscow_Art_Theatre

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Nemirovich-Danchenko

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page