Nikolay Akimov
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Nikolay Pavlovich AkimovTemplate:Efn (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.[1] 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.[2][3]
Akimov was director of the New Theatre in Leningrad in the early 1950s.[4]
The Saint Petersburg Comedy Theatre is named in his honour.[5]
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- ↑ Обсуждение акимовского «Гамлета». ВТО. Кабинет Шекспира. 29 сентября 1943 г.
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- ↑ Театр комедии откроется после реставрации 21 марта // Kanoner (online newspaper)
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- 1901 births
- 1968 deaths
- Artists from Kharkiv
- People from Kharkovsky Uyezd
- Russian scenic designers
- Soviet theatre directors
- Vkhutemas alumni
- People's Artists of the USSR
- People's Artists of the RSFSR
- People's Artists of the Tajik SSR
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Star