Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included av
Dürrenmatt in 1989
View above the Centre Dürrenmatt at Lake Neuchâtel
The Visit (play)
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The Visit is a 1956 tragicomic play by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
…the last days of the Roman Empire, presided over and brought about by its last emperor, Romulus. As his most widely performed and translated play, The Visit (Der Besuch der alten Dame, 1956) is often regarded as Dürrenmatt's best work. It is a grotesque fusion of comedy and tragedy about a wealthy woman who…
Play performed at the Maribor Slovene National Theatre in 1960
Kyrgyz Drama Theatre performing the play in 2015