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Current &
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We cannot, unfortunately, hope to
list all the productions of the three years when THE
OSCHOLARS did not appear, but we will record as many as we can, as
well as, of course, listing current productions. We will continue to do this in future
issues of THE
OSCHOLARS as long as we continue to turn up instances of
productions between 2003 and 2006. May
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With the appointment of Michelle
Paull as Associate Editor for English Theatre and Tiffany Perala
as Associate Editor for American Theatre, we hope to improve our coverage
from those countries. Our other
Associate Editors will, as before, provide information from Austria,
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We are now introducing a new
section on this page. ‘Beyond the
Wilderness’ will notice at least a
selection of other productions that come within our remit. Again, we hope readers will help provide
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1. The Importance of being
Ernest / Ernst ist das Leben (Bunbury)
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German adaptation by Elfriede
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Akademietheater,
Vienna (the second out-station of the Burgtheater, Austria's
national theatre), Season 2004/2005: Première 18th February 2005 (the play is
still listed in the ensemble's repertory, but as far as I can make out, the
last performance took place on 9th November, with no further dates announced
as yet. Director: Falk Richter,
music: Rocko Schamoni/Jonas Landerschier, lyrics: Rocko
Schamoni/Falk Richter. |
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In the programme for Ernst
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‘Dialogues in theatre I find banal and useless,
unless they are by Oscar Wilde. I love Oscar Wilde [...], particularly his
comedies. I translated French farces, Labiche and Feydeau, and now I'm
translating - together with Karin Rausch - Oscar Wilde, who, unfortunately,
is more and more becoming Jelinek, unless there is somebody to save him. In
comedies, social conflicts grow more acute, similar to detective novels,
which I enjoy reading. They are the outlets through which social pressure
noisily escapes. That's just what I'm particularly interested in.’ (Translation Sandra Mayer) |
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Intriguingly, according to an
interview given by Jelinek at the time of the premiere of Ernst, and a short footnote in the
aforementioned programme, an adaptation of An Ideal Husband is in preparation as
well!! How exciting to pursue this... |
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Pictures of the rehearsals and
performances can be viewed at: |
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2. Bunbury
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Première: 26th January 2006 (last performance: 27th
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Despite the fact that in this production all
parts are played by male actors, it appears rather conventional, probably in
part due to the painstaking detail given to contemporary costume. |
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(The popular Austrian actor Otto
Schenk as Miss Prism sports a striking resemblance to an elderly Queen
Victoria!) |
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Danielle Guérin, our
Associate Editor for French cultural affairs, is compiling a directory of all
French productions for our sister publication rue des beaux arts. This will appeal serially and an
amalgamated list will eventually be published in the folder of the Société
Oscar Wilde in the webpages of THE OSCHOLARS
at www.irishdiaspora.net, where
rue des beaux arts is housed. Greater
attention will be paid to French language productions (or English language
productions in France) in rue des beaux arts than here in future, but
links will be put in place. rue des
beaux arts plans to cover all productions in France and DOM/TOM, French
Canada, Wallonie and Suisse Romande and to review as many as possible. |
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of the last three years. Since then,
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An Ideal Husband / Un Mari Idéal |
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Théâtre de la Jonquière, Paris XVII. |
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Directed by Pascale Bouillon for the
Compagnie Découvrir Théâtre. There was
no printed (or even Xeroxed) programme, but the names of the actors were
given on the flyer, without identifying their roles. These were Tigrane Aoust, Pascale Bouillon,
Michel Falicon, Pascal Guignard, Olivier Guilbert, Dina Kremsdorf, Garance
Li, Caroline Massé, Christophe Pécoul and Patrick Rouzoaud. |
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Les Enfants Terribles Théâtre, Paris XX. |
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The Importance of being Ernest
/ L'Importance
d'être Constant which as reported in October issue opened at the Théâtre
Antoine on 8th September 2006 has twice had its run extended and is now
expected to play until 28th January 2007. |
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Lady Windermere’s Fan / L’Éventail de
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Having finished its run at the Théâtre 14
in Paris, this production by Sébastien Azzopardi is transferring to the much
larger Bouffes Parisiens on the 16th January. |
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The Importance of Being Earnest
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The Importance of being Earnest
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Antoine on 8th September 2006 has twice had its run extended and is now
expected to play until 28th January 2007. |
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Report from Lucia Krämer. |
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is a new production of Das Gespenst von Canterville at the Schauspielhaus in
Bochum. The production, which is directed by Dirk Engler had its première on
23rd November and will run almost daily until 29th
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The Kammerspiele
of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin are presenting a production of Bunbury – Ernst ist das Leben, a
German translation The Importance of
Being Earnest by Elfriede Jelinek.
The production by Bettina Bruinier, which premièred in April 2006,
transposes the action into the present age.
Further performances on 15th
November and 26th December 2006. |
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There will also
be a new production of Bunbury at
the Landestheater in Detmold, starting on 23rd November. The production is
directed by Marcus Everding and will be performed regularly throughout
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One man show |
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Brian D. Barnes (MBE) presented The Provocative Oscar Wilde at
Stuttgart’s Theater der Altstadt im Westen on 21st and 22nd November 2006.
Apparently, the evening involves a narration of Oscar Wilde’s life, with an
emphasis on its provocative aspects, as well as readings of ‘The Selfish
Giant’, ‘Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime’, The
Ballad of Reading Gaol and excerpts from Lady Windermere’s Fan and The
Importance of Being Earnest. |
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I include the German text from the
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Brian D. Barnes erzählt vom Aufstieg und Fall
Oscar Wildes im ‘spießigen’ Viktorianischen Zeitalter, wo er als
Schriftsteller bewundert und als Skandalautor verschrien war. Brian gibt zwei
Erzählungen: ‘Der selbstsüchtige Riese’ und ‘Lord Arthur Saviles Verbrechen’,
‘Die Ballade vom Zuchthaus zu Reading’, Auszüge aus Wildes Stücken: ‘Lady
Windermere’s Fan’ und ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ wieder. |
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This is in a Swiss German version, rather than High German. Designer: Chantal
Wuhrmann, Costumes: Franziska Born, Music: Roman Riklin, Dramaturg: Heike
Dürscheid. Cast: Dorothée Reize, Elisabeth Rolli, Roberto Guerra, Thomas
Ursula Hostettler. |
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Designer: Raimund Bauer. Costumes:
Francesca Merz. Lighting: Markus Keusch. Music: Markus Schönholzer.
Dramaturg: Klaus Missbach. Cast: Mira Bartuschek, Markus Bluhm, Ludwig
Boettger, Verena Buss, Sylvester Groth, Siggi Schwientek, Cathérine Seifert,
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students (Key Stages four and five), teachers and all those interested in the
Ridiculumus approach to the play. Devised and designed by Stephen Lee. |
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This two-man version will be reviewed for THE OSCHOLARS by Professor Joseph Donohue
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Henrik Ibsen |
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Hedda Gabler |
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Das
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(Pennsylvania) Irish & Classical Theatre in their 2007 season, dates to
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Maurice Maeterlinck: |
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Les Aveugles |
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This opera by Xavier Dayer, who
also wrote the libretto from the play by Maurice Maeterlinck, received its world première at the Théâtre
Gerard Philipe in St Denis on 19th August.
It was directed by Marc Paquien, with musical direction by Guillaume
Tourniare with soloists from the Lyric Workshop of the Opéra national de
Paris. More details are given in our
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Mademoiselle
Julie |
Mademoiselle Julie |
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Translated and directed by Francis
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With Sylvie Maury, Grégory Bourut,
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Grenier Théâtre, Toulouse |
Theater an der Sihl, Zürich |
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Thérèse
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