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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. | ||
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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 Stanislavsky. The text was published in 1911. The work was an immediate success, still being performed today. | ''[[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 Stanislavsky. The text was published in 1911. The work was an immediate success, still being performed today. | ||
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Revision as of 07:10, 12 September 2017
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.
Contents
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 Stanislavsky. The text was published in 1911. The work was an immediate success, still being performed today.
Translations and adaptations
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
