Anatoly Vasilievich Efros (Russian: Анатолий Васильевич Эфрос) (1925 - 1987) was a famous Russian and Soviet theatre director. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Children's Theatre and the Lenkom

Efros was born on 3 June 1925 in Kharkov. In 1954, he was appointed to run the Central Theatre for Children in Moscow and managed to transform it from a conservative backwater into one of the most fashionable Soviet theatres. Kharkov (rus: Ха́рьков) or Kharkiv (ukr: Ха́рків) is the second largest city in Ukraine, a center of Kharkivska oblast. It is situated in the northeast of the country and has a population of two million. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (?)) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ...

At that early period, he staged many plays by Victor Rozov, including Searching for Happiness (1957), Unequal Battle (1960), Before Supper (1962). In 1963, Efros moved to the Lenkom Theatre and worked there for three years. It was there that he staged another Rozov's play, On the Wedding Day (1964). Vina Delmar's Make Way for Tomorrow was produced by him in the Mossovet Theatre (1966), with Faina Ranevskaya and Rostislav Plyatt in leading roles. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Ranevskaya in The Foundling (1940). ...

Malaya Bronnaya Theatre

The most fruitful period of Efros's career is associated with his work in the Malaya Bronnaya Theatre [1] (1967-84). While working in that theatre, he staged a number of classical masterpieces by Shakespeare and Moliere. Olga Yakovleva and Lev Durov were the actors he most frequently worked with. William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Molière, engraved frontispiece to his Works Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673), was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire. ...

In 1978, he filmed his only movie, On Thirsday, and Never Again. This psychologically poignant drama, set in the taut atmosphere of Chekhov's plays, featured an impressive cast of actors, led by Innokenty Smoktunovsky. 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Anton Chekhov, Russian writer Pavel Chekov, character in Star Trek Chekhov, town in Moscow Oblast, Russia Chekhov, town in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia Chekhovo, health resort in Bashkiria, Russia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Smoktunovsky as Hamlet in the 1966 movie. ...

Taganka Theatre

In the 1970s, Efros colloborated with the stage director Yury Lyubimov on several projects. In 1973, for instance, he directed a TV adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov's play, with Lyubimov in the title role of Moliere. Two years later, Lyubimov invited Efros into his own Taganka Theatre to stage The Cherry Orchard. A scene from the 1967 production of Mayakovskys poems. ... Yuri Petrovich Lyubimov (born September 17, 1917, Yaroslavl) is a Russian stage actor and director. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... Mikhail Bulgakov Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (or Bulhakov, Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков; May 15 (May 3 Old Style), 1891–March 10, 1940) was a Soviet novelist and playwright of the first half of the 20th century. ... Molière, engraved frontispiece to his Works Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, better known as Molière (January 15, 1622 - February 17, 1673), was a French theatre writer, director and actor, one of the masters of comic satire. ... A scene from the 1967 production of Mayakovskys poems. ... The Cherry Orchard is Anton Chekhovs last play. ...

In 1984, after Lyubimov left the Taganka Theatre for the West, Efros accepted an offer to run that theatre. Most of the actors, however, treated him as an enemy and sometimes flatly refused to cooperate with him. It is thought that the conflict with the Taganka actors contributed to Efros's premature death. This page is about the year 1984. ... A scene from the 1967 production of Mayakovskys poems. ...

External links

• On Thursday, and Never Again
• Gogol's "The Marriage"
• Anatoly Efros on peoples.ru
• Article on Efros in the "Nezavisimaya Gazeta"