Awakening of Spring, The by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)

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Awakening of Spring, The by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)

The Awakening of Spring is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a seminal work in the modern history of theatre. It is the source material for the contemporary rock musical Spring Awakening. The play criticises the sexually-oppressive culture of fin de siècle Germany and offers a vivid dramatisation of the erotic fantasies that it breeds. Due to the nature of its content, the play has often been banned. (Summary by Wikipedia and wildemoose)Cast:Narrator: Diana MajlingerWendla: Arielle LipshawFrau Bergman: Elizabeth KlettMelchior: mbOtto/Fliegentod/Gaston: David LawrenceMoritz: Margaret EspaillatGeorge/Martha/Ina: <a href="

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The Awakening of Spring is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a seminal work in the modern history of theatre. It is the source material for the contemporary rock musical Spring Awakening. The play criticises the sexually-oppressive culture of fin de siècle Germany and offers a vivid dramatisation of the erotic fantasies that it breeds. Due to the nature of its content, the play has often been banned. (Summary by Wikipedia and wildemoose)Cast:Narrator: Diana MajlingerWendla: Arielle LipshawFrau Bergman: Elizabeth KlettMelchior: mbOtto/Fliegentod/Gaston: David LawrenceMoritz: Margaret EspaillatGeorge/Martha/Ina: <a href="

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