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Vaclav Havel returns to original vocation with staging of first new play in 20 years

                   
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May 20, 2008
        
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It's been an eagerly anticipated comeback. The first new work in 20 years by Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who led Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution and went on to become its president, is having its world premiere on Thursday at Prague's Archa Theater. "Leaving" is about the leader of... [read full story]                    

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Havel's first new play in 20 years has international premiere in Prague

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Odchazeni: the new play by Vaclav Havel premiere soon

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Havel's first new play in 20 years has international premiere in Prague

iht.com
May 23, 2008
        

It's been a long 20 years for Vaclav Havel. In 1988, the name of the then dissident playwright could not be even mentioned in the premiere production of his previous play "Tomorrow!" in the communist Czechoslovakia. On Thursday, Havel joined the actors and actresses and director David Radok on...

                   

Havel meditates on power in his return to the stage

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May 22, 2008
        

First play in 20 years from former Czech president, Communist-era dissident A new play by former Czech president Vaclav Havel premieres at Prague's Archa Theatre Thursday, marking a long-awaited comeback to the stage for the ex-dissident playwright. In the Czech Republic, Havel is still a draw...

Vaclav Havel's first new play in 20 years has international premiere in Prague

iht.com
May 22, 2008
        

The first new work in 20 years by Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who led Czechoslovakia's Velvet Revolution and went on to become its president, is having its world premiere. "Leaving" is about the leader of an unspecified country who leaves politics after many years in power and has to...

                   

RPT-FACTBOX-Vaclav Havel, playwright and president

finance.cz
May 22, 2008
        

Former Czech President Vaclav Havel, 71, has returned to writing and his new play "Leaving" is due to be premiered in Prague on Thursday. Following are a few facts on Havel: Oct. 5, 1936 - Born into a wealthy Prague family that made its money in construction and has strong influence in the...

                   

Former Czech president savours theatrical comeback (AFP)

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May 22, 2008
        

PRAGUE (AFP) - The Czech Republic's playwright former president Vaclav Havel is savouring the world premiere of his latest play "Departing" (Odchazeni) at Prague's Archa theatre on Thursday. "The staging of 'Departing' was an agreeable surprise" commented the daily Pravo "...one can already...

                   

Havel returns to original vocation with new play

todayszaman.com
May 21, 2008
        

It’s been an eagerly anticipated comeback. The first new work in 20 years by Vaclav Havel, the dissident playwright who led Czechoslovakia’s Velvet Revolution and went on to become its president, is having its world premiere tonight at Prague’s Archa Theater.

Vaclav Havel Play Odchazeni Premiere Tomorrow

abcprague.com
May 21, 2008
        

The most expected theatre event is here. Tomorrow, the premiere of Vaclav Havel’s play Odchazeni (Leaving) in Prague theatre Divadlo Archa takes place. The directing job was done by David Radok, which is one of ours best directors. Havel himself thinks, “… The play will be more a social event,...

                   

Prague to stage Havel's first play in 20 years - Feature

earthtimes.org
May 21, 2008
        

Prague - Vaclav Havel wrote a play about leaving and turned it into his big comeback. At age 71, the former Czech president and communist-era dissident playwright is back on stage with a long-awaited new piece, Leaving, his first in 20 years. It open...

                   

Czech ex-president Havel returns to the theatre

finance.cz
May 21, 2008
        

By Louis Charbonneau Vaclav Havel, the anti-communist dissident who became Czech president, is ending nearly 20 years of self-imposed exile from the theatre with a new play that some critics consider his best. "Leaving", which has its premiere in Prague's Archa theatre on Thursday, is an...

                   

Former Czech president Havel returns to the theatre

theglobeandmail.com
May 21, 2008
        

PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, the anti-communist dissident who became Czech president, is ending nearly 20 years of self-imposed exile from the theatre with a new play that some critics consider his best. “Leaving”, which has its premiere in Prague's Archa theatre on Thursday, is an absurdist comedy...

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