Luther (play)
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First edition (Faber & Faber)
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| Written by | John Osborne |
| Characters | Martin Tetzel Cajetan Knight Staupitz |
| Date premiered | 26 June 1961 |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Nottingham |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting |
Erfurt Jüterbog Wittenberg Worms |
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, the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt, Paris, the Holland Festival, the Royal Court Theatre, London, the Phoenix Theatre, London, and the St. James Theatre, New York.
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 won the Tony Award for Best Play in 1964.
The English Stage Company cast for the production at the Royal Court was:
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.
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