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1937 Hungarian romantic comedy in Toronto
A romantic comedy written in 1937 by Hungarian playwright Miklos Laszlo is playing in a revitalized form at the Soulpepper theatre in Toronto. For details and the history of the play, originally entitled Illatszertár, read the article in the Toronto Star.
December 8th, 2009
Molnar’s “The Guardsman” in Toronto
Well-known Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnar’s “The Guardsman” is playing in Canada once again, this time in Toronto’s Soulpepper theatre, opening on August 31st and running till October 24th. The play is directed by internationally acclaimed director, Laszlo Marton who is Director General of the Comedy Theatre (Vigszinhaz) in Budapest and has a stellar Canadian cast of actors. The Guardsman was one of the first plays produced at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa after it opened its doors in 1969.
For details of the Soulpepper performances, see http://www.soulpepper.ca/performances
And for more on Molnar, see our own site: click here.
September 2, 2009
Ferenc Molnár play on the bill at Shaw Festival this summer
Randy Ray
The Shaw Festival is staging the play The President by famous Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár. It’s a fast-paced comedy that sees the clock start ticking for a powerful bank president when the young heiress under his care announces her secret marriage to a Communist taxi driver.
The President will be presented from June 7 to Oct. 4. Read more...
John Hirsch (1930-1989)
Director born in Siófok, Hungary in 1930, died in Toronto, Ontario , in 1989. His family lived in Endrod (today GyomaEndrod). His parents and brother died in the Holocaust. Hirsch, then 14, was hidden from the Nazis by a maid who took him to the Budapest Ghetto. Read more ...
For a personal recollection by Magda Zalan
about John Hirsch, Click here.
1957 CBC Radio interview with John Hirsch
Seventy-seven steps from the famous intersection of Portage and Main, a new theatre company called Theatre 77 rehearses for its inaugural play. After a 25-year lapse, Winnipeg has professional theatre again, and it's all due to the hard work of director John Hirsch. In this CBC Radio clip, Hirsch tells the CBC's Warner Troyer he's certain there are enough professional actors in the city to keep Theatre 77 going... Click here...
Tibor Feheregyhazi, Artistic Director of Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre, passes away
We note with regret the passing of Tibor Feheregyhazi, long-term Artistic Director of Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre. Mr Feheregyhazi, died on July 11th 2007 at the age of 75. He came to Canada after the 1956 revolution and has made enormous contributions to Canadian theatre life. You can read about him on this website by clicking here.
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Tibor Feheregyhazi
Artistic Director, Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon
Theatre has been a lifelong passion for Tibor Feheregyhazi. He began his career at the age of six, performing several children’s roles and as a member of the Hungarian Radio Children’s Company in his birthplace city of Budapest. In 1951, at the age of nineteen he joined the Hungarian Theatre and Film College as an acting student. He completed his studies in June 1956, having already played a film lead in the Hay- Keleti film, The Bridge of Life, and the part of Tony in Mother by Karel Capek at the Gaiety Theatre in Budapest.
In 1956, everything changed for Tibor. As a young idealist during the Revolution, he lived through amazing times. The fall of the revolution took him to Vienna, then on to Italy, where he worked on the David Selznick film A Farewell to Arms. Read more...
Tibor’s letters to his children
When asked what we should put on this website about him, Tibor Feheregyhazi asked us to includetwo letters from a series he is writing to his children. This was his explanation:
“When I arrived to Canada I did not think that I will have an opportunity to work in theatre. As the years passed it became evident that with hard work and dedication I would achieve my main goal of continuing my theatre profession which so cruelly had been cut short with my leaving Budapest. To reach this dream I spent practically all my time building theatre for the sole purpose of recreating life in my adopted country. As with most professionals, my ability to be at home with my children was less than I wanted. Now that my children have become adults, my desire is to share my journey so that they would know who I am and who they are. My hope is that my stories will make sure they never forget their heritage and our shared love of Canada and Hungary.” Read more...
Coming soon: Tibor Egervari’s contribution to French theatre in Canada and William Kosaras’s Hungarian theatre in Toronto.
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