Democracy (frayn)
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| Title: | democracy |
| Original title: | Democracy |
| Author: | Michael Frayn |
| Publishing year: | 2003 |
| Premiere: | September 9, 2003 |
| Place of premiere: | Royal National Theater in London |
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Democracy ( Democracy ) is a play in two acts by Michael Frayn . His plot focuses on Willy Brandt's chancellorship and his resignation in the wake of the Guillaume affair . The play premiered on September 9, 2003 at the Royal National Theater in London, directed by Michael Blakemoore . The German-language premiere of the work, which was translated by Michael Raab, was around 2 hours and 40 minutes long and took place on May 6, 2004 at the Berlin Renaissance Theater .
Reception history
Democracy won the 2003 London Evening Standard Theater Award for "Best Play" . In addition, it was nominated for the Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award in 2005 in the “Best Play” categories.
literature
Michael Frayn: Democracy. Piece in two acts. Wallstein, Göttingen 2000. ISBN 3-89244-772-1
Individual evidence
- ↑ Irene Bazinger: A question of interpretation. In: Berliner Zeitung . May 6, 2004, accessed July 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Elmar Krekeler: Sympathy for the spy . In: Die Welt from April 24, 2004.
- ^ Democracy by Michael Frayn. German by Michael Raab . Website of the Berlin Renaissance Theater.
- ↑ Evening Standard Theater Awards - List of the 2003 winners ( Memento of the original from February 18, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
- ↑ Tony Award - List of Nominations 2005 .
- ↑ Drama Desk Award - List of nominations 2005 ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2008 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. .
Web links
- A conversation with Michael Frayn about his play "Democracy" . TV interview with the author about the work