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Theatre

75 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Adelardo López de Ayala y HerreraAuthor · BooksAdelardo López de Ayala y Herrera (1 May 1828 – 30 December 1879) was a Spanish writer and politician.
Adolfo MarsillachPerson · Film memorabiliaAdolfo Marsillach Soriano (January 25, 1928 – January 21, 2002) was a Spanish actor, playwright and theatre director. He was born in Barcelona.
Ana Emilia LahitteAuthor · BooksAna Emilia Lahitte (La Plata, December 19, 1921 – July 10, 2013) was an Argentine writer, poet, and playwright. Her works include several literature genres, but mainly poetry.
André GideAuthor · BooksLes caves du Vatican (The Vatican Cellars; sometimes published in English under the title Lafcadio's Adventures)
Antón ArrufatAuthor · BooksAntón Arrufat Mrad (14 August 1935 – 21 May 2023) was a Cuban dramatist, novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.
Ariane MnouchkinePerson · Film memorabiliaAriane Mnouchkine (French: [aʁjan nuʃkin]; born 3 March 1939) is a French stage director. She co-founded the Parisian avant-garde stage ensemble Théâtre du Soleil in 1964.
Benito Pérez GaldósAuthor · Books
Carlos FuentesAuthor · Books
Concepción Arenal PonteAuthor · BooksConcepción Arenal Ponte (Ferrol, 31 January 1820 – Vigo, 4 February 1893) was a graduate in law, thinker, journalist, poet and Galician dramatic author within the literary Realism and…
Constantine StanislavskyPerson · Film memorabiliaKonstantin Sergeyevich Stanislavski (Константин Сергеевич Станиславский; Alekseyev; 17 January 18637 August 1938) was a seminal Russian and Soviet theatre practitioner.
Didier Van CauwelaertAuthor · BooksIllustration — 2013
Dolors Monserdà i VidalAuthor · BooksDolors Monserdà i Vidal is recorded as writer, poet, essayist, narrator and playwright. The heading is held on reco
Edmond RostandAuthor · BooksEdmond Eugène Alexis Rostand (lang; 1 April 1868 – 2 December 1918) was a French poet and dramatist.
Elena PoniatowskaAuthor · BooksHélène Elizabeth Louise Amélie Paula Dolores Poniatowska Amor (born May 19, 1932), known professionally as Elena Poniatowska, is a French-born Mexican journalist and author, specializing in…
Enrique GasparAuthor · BooksIllustration — Enrique Gaspar
Enrique Santos DiscépoloAuthor · BooksEnrique Santos Discépolo (Discepolín) (11 March 1901 – 27 December 1951) was an Argentine tango and milonga musician and composer, author of famous tangos like Cambalache and many others…
Eugen RugeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Ruge in 2016
Eugène ScribeAuthor · BooksIllustration — Scribe by Nadar
Federico García LorcaPerson · Music memorabiliaFederico del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús García Lorca (5 June 1898 – 19 August 1936) was a Spanish poet, playwright, and theatre director.
Fernando del PasoArtist · PaintingsFernando del Paso Morante (1 April 1935 – 14 November 2018) was a Mexican novelist, essayist, and poet.
Friedrich Wilhelm HackländerPerson · Film memorabiliaFriedrich Wilhelm Hackländer, in later life von Hackländer (1 November 1816 – 6 July 1877), was a German author.
Gert HofmannAuthor · BooksGert Hofmann (29 January 1931 – 1 July 1993) was a German writer and professor of German literature.
Gerty DamburyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gerty Dambury (2012)
Jacinto BenaventePerson · Film memorabiliaJacinto Benavente y Martínez (Spanish pronunciation: [xaˈθinto βenaˈβente]; 12 August 1866 – 14 July 1954) was one of the foremost Spanish dramatists of the 20th century.
Jacques JouetAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jacques Jouet in 2012.
Jadwiga SmosarskaPerson · Film memorabiliaJadwiga Smosarska (23 September 1898 – 1 November 1971) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in more than 25 films between 1919 and 1937, as well as various stage productions.
Jean BodelAuthor · BooksJean Bodel (c. 1165 – c.
Jean-Baptiste-Louis GressetAuthor · BooksJean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (August 29, 1709 – June 16, 1777) was a French poet and dramatist, best known for his poem Vert-Vert.
Jean-François DucisAuthor · BooksJean-François Ducis (22 August 173331 March 1816) was a French dramatist and adapter of Shakespeare.
Johann Christoph GottschedAuthor · BooksJohann Christoph Gottsched (lang; 2 February 1700 – 12 December 1766) was a German philosopher, author, critic and grammarian of the Enlightenment.
Jonathan LarsonPerson · Film memorabiliaJonathan David Larson (February 4, 1960 – January 25, 1996) was an American composer, lyricist and playwright, most famous for writing the musicals Rent and Tick, Tick..
Jos VandelooAuthor · BooksIllustration — Jos Vandeloo in 1982
José CadalsoAuthor · BooksJosé de Cadalso y Vázquez (Cádiz, 1741 – Gibraltar, 1782) was a Spanish soldier, novelist, poet, playwright and essayist. He was one of the major authors of Spanish Enlightenment literature.
José EchegarayAuthor · BooksJosé Echegaray y Eizaguirre (19 April 183214 September 1916) was a Spanish civil engineer, mathematician, politician, and one of the leading dramatists of the last quarter of the 19th…
José MartíAuthor · BooksJosé Julián Martí Pérez (Spanish: [xoˈse maɾˈti]; 28 January 1853 – 19 May 1895) was a Cuban nationalist, poet, philosopher, essayist, journalist, translator, professor, and publisher, who…
Juan de la Cueva de GarozaAuthor · BooksJuan de la Cueva de Garoza (1543–1612) was a Spanish dramatist and poet. He was born in Seville to an aristocratic family;
Juan Eugenio HartzenbuschAuthor · BooksJuan Eugenio Hartzenbusch Martínez (6 September 1806 – 2 August 1880) was a Spanish dramatist. He was the Director of the National Library of Spain until he retired in 1875.
Juan VilloroAuthor · BooksJuan Antonio Villoro Ruiz (born 24 September 1956, in Mexico City) is a Mexican writer and journalist and the son of philosopher Luis Villoro.
Jules VerneAuthor · BooksJules Gabriel Verne (VURN, French: [ʒyl ɡabʁijɛl vɛʁn]; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright.
Klaus MannAuthor · BooksKlaus Heinrich Thomas Mann (18 November 1906 – 21 May 1949) was a German writer and anti-fascist activist.
Lope de VegaAuthor · BooksFélix Lope de Vega y Carpio (25 November 156227 August 1635) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and novelist who was a key figure in the Spanish Golden Age (1492–1659) of Baroque literature.
Małgorzata KożuchowskaPerson · Film memorabiliaMałgorzata Dorota Kożuchowska (born April 27, 1971) is a Polish actress and TV presenter.
Manuel Bretón de los HerrerosAuthor · BooksManuel Bretón de los Herreros (19 December 17968 November 1873) was a Spanish dramatist.
María Teresa LeónAuthor · Books
Mario BenedettiAuthor · BooksMario Benedetti Farrugia (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmaɾjo βeneˈðeti]; 14 September 1920 – 17 May 2009), was a Uruguayan journalist, novelist, and poet and an integral member of the…
Max AubArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Max Aub. Detail from a mural in Valencia
Menotti Del PicchiaArtist · PaintingsPaulo Menotti Del Picchia (20 March 1892 – 23 August 1988) was a Brazilian poet, journalist, and painter who was born and died in São Paulo.
Miguel HernándezAuthor · BooksMiguel Hernández Gilabert (30 October 1910 – 28 March 1942) was a 20th-century Spanish-language poet and playwright associated with the Generation of '27 and the Generation of '36…
Paal-Helge HaugenAuthor · BooksPaal-Helge Haugen (born 26 April 1945) is a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and children's writer who has published over 30 books.
Paul BowlesPhotographer · PhotographyPaul Frederic Bowles (December 30, 1910November 18, 1999) was an American composer, author, and translator.
Paul ClaudelAuthor · BooksPaul Claudel (6 August 1868 – 23 February 1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel.
Pedro Calderón de la BarcaAuthor · BooksPedro Calderón de la Barca y Henao (17 January 160025 May 1681) was a Spanish dramatist, poet, and writer.
Peter HandkeAuthor · BooksPeter Handke (born 6 December 1942) is an Austrian novelist, playwright, translator, poet, film director, and screenwriter.
Pierre de MarivauxAuthor · BooksPierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (lang; 4 February 1688 – 12 February 1763), commonly referred to as Marivaux, was a French playwright and novelist.
Ramón de CampoamorAuthor · Books
Reimond StijnsAuthor · BooksReimond Stijns (10 May 1850, in Mullem – 12 December 1905, in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean) was a Belgian writer.
Rina LasnierAuthor · BooksRina Lasnier, (6 August 1915 – 9 May 1997) was a Québécois Canadian poet. Rina Lasnier was born in St-Grégoire d'Iberville-Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Quebec, she attended Collège Marguerite…
Saunders LewisAuthor · BooksSaunders Lewis (born John Saunders Lewis; 15 October 1893 – 1 September 1985) was a Welsh politician, poet, dramatist, Medievalist, and literary critic.
Sibylle Riquetti de MirabeauIllustrator · IllustrationSibylle Riquetti de Mirabeau was a French salonnière, writer, novelist, playwright and illustrator (1849–1932). She died in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
Stig LarssonPerson · Film memorabiliaStig Håkan Larsson (born 20 July 1955) is a Swedish writer of novels, dramas, poetry, political essays and short stories, film writer, director and actor.
Terence MacSwineyAuthor · BooksTerence James MacSwiney (Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne; 28 March 1879 – 25 October 1920) was an Irish playwright, author and politician.
Thorvald SteenAuthor · BooksThorvald Steen (born 9 January 1954) is a Norwegian writer and government scholar.
Tsegaye Gabre-MedhinAuthor · BooksTsegaye Gabre-Medhin (17 August 1936 – 25 February 2006) was an Ethiopian poet and novelist.
Vadim AndreyevPerson · Film memorabiliaVadim Yurievich Andreyev (born 30 March 1958) is a Soviet and Russian theater actor.
Ventura de la VegaAuthor · BooksBuenaventura José María de la Vega y Cárdenas (July 14, 1807November 29, 1865), more commonly known as Ventura de la Vega, was an Argentinian writer, poet, and literary critic.
Vicente EspinelAuthor · BooksVicente Gómez Martínez-Espinel (biˈθente espiˈnel; 28 December 15504 February 1624) was a Spanish writer and musician of the Siglo de Oro.
Vicente MedinaAuthor · BooksVicente Tomás Medina (biˈθente toˈmas meˈðina; 27 October 1886 – 17 August 1937) was a Spanish poet, dramatist and editor, and a symbol of local identity for the Murcia region of…
Vladimir Nemirovich-DanchenkoPerson · Film memorabiliaVladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko is recorded as having received Stalin Prize, Or
Volker BraunAuthor · BooksVolker Braun (born 7 May 1939 in Dresden) is a German writer. His works include Provokation für mich (Provocation for me) – a collection of poems written between 1959 and 1964 and published…
Walter ScottAuthor · BooksSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature.
Zofia MrozowskaPerson · Film memorabiliaZofia Mrozowska (24 August 1922 – 19 August 1983) was a Polish film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1947 and 1983.

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