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''Luther'' is a 1961 play by John Osborne depicting the life of Martin Luther, one of the instigators of the Protestant Reformation. Albert Finney created the role of Luther, which he performed at with the English Stage Company at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham,〔Osborne, p. 7〕 the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris,〔"Paris Premiere for Osborne's Luther", ''The Times'', 25 March 1961, p. 3〕 the Holland Festival,〔 the Royal Court Theatre, London,〔"Best Guarantee yet of Mr. Osborne's Stamina", ''The Times'', 26 July 1961, p. 13〕 the Phoenix Theatre, London,〔"More Scope for Mr. Finney", ''The Times'', 6 September 1961, p. 15〕 and the St. James Theatre, New York.〔Taubman, Howard. ("Theater: 'Luther' Stars Albert Finney; John Osborne Drama is at the St. James" ), ''The New York Times'', 26 September 1963, p. 41 〕 The original West End run at the Phoenix ended in March 1962, after 239 performances there, when Finney had to leave the cast to fulfill a contractual obligation with a film company.〔"Luther to end its run next month", ''The Times'', 16 February 1962, p. 15〕 Luther won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964. ==Original London cast== The English Stage Company cast for the production at the Royal Court was:〔 *Knight – Julian Glover *Prior – James Cairncross *Martin – Albert Finney *Hans – Bill Owen *Lucas – Peter Duguid *Weinand – Dan Meaden *Tetzel – Peter Bull *Staupitz – George Devine *Cajetan – John Moffatt *Miltitz – Robert Robinson *Leo – Charles Kay *Eck – James Cairncross *Katherine – Meryl Gourley The play was made into a film in 1974, directed by Guy Green, starring Stacy Keach as Martin, with Hugh Griffith as Tetzel, Alan Badel as Cajetan and Maurice Denham as Staupitz. A 2001 revival at the National Theatre, London, directed by Peter Gill, featured Rufus Sewell in the title role, with Richard Griffiths as Tetzel, Malcolm Sinclair as Cajetan and Timothy West as Staupitz.〔Inverne, James. ("If He butchers us, He makes us live" ), ''The Sunday Telegraph'', 14 October 2001, p. 11; and Coveney, Michael . ("A Masterful Take On Noel's Classic" ), ''The Daily Mail'', 12 October 2001, p. 54〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Luther (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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