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Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky ( Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Комиссаржевский; 23 May 1882 – 17 April 1954), or Theodore Komisarjevsky, was a Russian, later British, theatrical director and designer. He began his career in Moscow, but had his greatest influence in London.
May 19, 2024 · Theodore Komisarjevsky (born May 23, 1882, Venice, Italy—died April 17, 1954, Darien, Conn., U.S.) was a Russian theatrical director and designer, one of the most colourful figures of the European theatre of his time.
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Theodore Komisarjevsky was a leading 20th century theatrical director and designer, particularly known for his productions of plays by Anton Chekhov and William Shakespeare in England in the 1930s.
Fyodor Fyodorovich Komissarzhevsky (Russian: Фёдор Фёдорович Комиссарже́вский) or Theodore Komisarjevsky, as he was better known outside Russia, led an interesting and controversial life before turning to theatre design and working with Sidney Bernstein and The Granada Theatre Circuit.
Overview. Theodore Komisarjevsky. (1882—1954) theatre producer and designer. Quick Reference. (1882–1954), Russian director and designer, brother of Vera Komisarjevskaya. Born in Venice, he was brought up in Russia and gained his initial experience in the pre-Revolutionary theatre, where from 1907 ...
Theodore Komisarjevsky's Macbeth n the Spring of 1933 Theodore Komisarjevsky staged Macbeth at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon.' He already had a reputation at Stratford as an innovator. The year before, when the theatre was in its first season, his Merchant of
Theodore Komisarjevsky was a prominent figure in the inter-war British theatre until his migration to North America in 1936. While recent studies have foregrounded the various artistic factors that influenced his work and his eventual departure, little attention has been placed on the sociopolitical issues.
