Even Mr. Martinus wrote his 1973 novel "Double Play," considered the masterpiece of modern Curaçaoan literature, in Dutch.
The play, considered one of Racine's noble tragedies, was based on an actual incident that occurred in the Ottoman Empire in the 1630s.
Film Sweden gave us Miss Julie (1950) based on Strindberg's play, considered by some to be the finest film ever made.
Mr. Spratlan and Mr. Maraniss honor Calderón by adhering closely to the philosophically ambiguous play, considered the "Hamlet" of Spanish drama.
Last year Munby, whose debonair appearance suits his reputation, made headlines when he directed Kleist's The Prince of Homburg at the Donmar Warehouse, a play considered to have been a personal favourite of Hitler's.
He also cowrote, with Kaltai Mukhamedzhanov, Voskhozhdenie na Fudziyamu (first performed 1973; The Ascent of Mount Fuji), a play considered provocative during the Soviet era for its examination of the themes of authority and dissent.
