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Shakespeare in Styria is an annual Shakespeare festival in the Upper Styrian town of Murau in Austria. The festival was founded in 2002 by British born theatre manager Nicholas Allen and Austrian writer Rudolph J. Wojta. == History == Each summer, ''Shakespeare in Styria'' stages an open-air Shakespeare production in the Styrian Alps, together with concerts, lectures and readings. From modest beginnings as a teacher student-training program, the project has developed into a small annual festival with professional actors from all over Europe. Until 2011 performances were in English, since 2013 in German. In 2007 British director Daniel Winder took over as artistic director from Nicholas Allen. In 2011 he handed this position on to British theatre director Sean Aita. Since 2013 productions are directed by Nicholas Allen and US-American sword-master Roberta Brown. In the early years, sets were designed by Rudolph J. Wojta. Several well-known actors have appeared as ''actor-in-residence'' sharing their artistry with the young performers.〔Austrian Times: ''(Shakespeare still kicking in Styria )'', July 16, 2008〕 The festival also serves as springboard for young aspiring actors; for example, the 2009 production of ''Macbeth''〔Gregor Schenker: ''(Da steht ein Zelt am Feld )'', Falter, N. 31/2009〕 formed the basis for the 2012 film production ''The Tragedy of Macbeth''〔(IMDb ): ''The Tragedy of Macbeth''〕 using the same principal actors as the Murau production - Marek Oravec and Hannah Taylor-Gordon - and eventually winning awards for Best Film, Best Actor, and Best Director at the Indie Film Festival. In 2010 and in 2011 English actor Ben Crystal and Irish actor Damien Molony performed at the Austrian festival. During the first four years performances took place in the town's Festival Hall. In 2006, Shakespeare in Styria moved to the courtyard and barn of Murau Castle owned by the House of Schwarzenberg. Head of the family is Karel Schwarzenberg, former Czech foreign minister. His wife, Princess Therese Schwarzenberg née Hardegg, was Festival President until 2013. Well known Burgtheater actress Annemarie Düringer was patron from 2004 until her death in 2014. She also gave readings during the festival. In 2013, the festival was relaunched at a new site, the Günther Domenig pavilion in midst the city park, now performing in German and therefore appealing to a broader audience.〔Kleine Zeitung: ''("Shakespeare in Styria" bringt heuer "Othello" auf Deutsch )'', August 5, 2013〕〔ORF: ''(„Shakespeare in Styria“ spielt auf Deutsch )'', August 8, 2013〕〔Wien International: ''(„Im Schlamm suhlen werden wir uns nie“ )'', July 17, 2014〕 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「Shakespeare in Styria」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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