A Walk in the Woods

A Walk in the Woods (1988), a play by American playwright Lee Blessing (1949-*). Blessing spent time in Russia where he found inspiration to write his best-known work, the award-winning A Walk in the Woods. According to interviews with Blessing, the play, which depicts the developing relationship between a Russian and an American arms limitation negotiator is based on fact. Apparently, during the 1982 talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Soviet Yuli Kvitsinsky and American Paul Nitze left the formal discussions to literally take a walk in the woods. Following its premiere in Waterford, Connecticut, A Walk in the Woods was nominated for both a Tony award and a Pulitzer Prize. Though the production won neither award, it was reprised produced in Moscow in 1989 and later adapted for television.

In South Africa 1989, Vita nominations Best Play of the Year, Michael Atkinson, Best Actor.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Blessing

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