Nikolay Akimov
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Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov (Russian: Никола́й Па́влович Аки́мов; 16 April [O.S. 3 April] 1901 – 6 September 1968) was an experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious production was the cynical version of Hamlet (1932), with Ophelia as a drunken prostitute and the king's ghost as a clever mystification arranged by Hamlet. Akimov, who was the Comedy Theater director in 1935-1949 and 1956-1968, wrote several books, among them About Theater (О театре, 1962) and Not Just About Theater (Не только о театре, 1966), and was designated a People's Artist of the USSR in 1960.[1][2]
Akimov was director of the New Theatre in Leningrad in the early 1950s.[3]
The Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre is named in his honour.
References
- ^ "Николай Павлович Акимов". kino-teatr.ru. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov - Russian stage designer". Encyclopedia Britannica. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "Theater them. Lensoveta: repertoire, actors, address". EN.DELACHIEVE.COM. 30 September 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
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