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Person of the month:Ortholf von Crailsheim

In the yearly program of THE AMERICAN DRAMA GROUP EUROPE, the months of June, July, August and September are dedicated to touring European Castles. This yearly tradition has become the most visual part of our profile in our humble attempt to link theatrical performances with Europe's oldest cultural heritage.CASTLE TOURING had its roots in Schloß Amerang, an 1100 year-old Castle near Wasserburg in Bavaria. We would like to honor its owner Baron Ortholf von Caailsheim as our Person of the Month for July, 2008.
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ADG Europe online again!

With our new internet site, all adge activities are at your finger tips. Find out all you want to know about us us and our upcoming productions.
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production pic Hamlet
HAMLET is probably the greatest exploration of the “human condition” in all literature. But HAMLET Is more than a profound meditation, it is a ghost story, a murder thriller, a family saga, a love story and even a dark comedy. TNT present a dynamic and clear version of this sprawling text, one that has thrilled audiences and critics across the world. Directed by Paul Stebbings the production includes a powerful and moving musical score by composer Thomas Johnson. TNT and ADGE’s HAMLET tours to some thirty countries on three continents in 2008.
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production pic One Language Many Voices
TNT present four fascinating accounts of the clash between British culture and the cultures that were subdued and then rebelled against her empire.
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production pic L’Etranger
Un homme refuse de mentir, et il est condamné pour n'avoir pas joué son rôle dans un monde d'absurdité et d'apparence. Moi je trouve que le monde devient plus en plus absurde. Donc c'est un plaisir de vous présenter notre adaptation, en espérant que les idées de Meursault vont tous nous provoquer.
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production pic THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
Dorian Gray is Oscar Wilde's prose masterpiece and his most self-revealing work. The beautiful narcissist Dorian Gray, sells his soul for immortal youth. His sins and the passing of his youth are transferred to a portrait painted by a besotted artist. Eventually Dorian destroys all those who love him and in despair attacks his own portrait. This revival of Paul Stebbings' highly successful dramatisation combines Gothic horror story with a searching psychological thriller,while live music enhances the action. The production tours Europe from October 2008.
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production pic FAHRENHEIT 451
Good science fiction is not concerned with the future but the present, the few works of great science fiction reinvent themselves and speak to any time.
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production pic CANTERVILLE GHOST
CANTERVILLE GHOST was written by Oscar Wilde, the master of the polished surface which hides a complex truth. Is THE CANTERVILLE GHOST a children´s story, a moral parable, a satire on the English and Americans, a parody of "Gothic" fiction or even a complex exploration of adolescence?
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production pic Au revoir les enfants
La production aura pour but de retransmettre, l´héritage de l´œuvre originale, afin que l´émotion, l´histoire le souvenir et ne soient pas oubliés, et pour faire connaître au plus grand nombre possible l´extraordinaire et l´intense aspect d´un pays sous occupation. Ainsi la pièce respectera le texte original de Louis Malle, tout en utilisant des moyens visuels et scéniques actuels et spécifiques au théâtre contemporain ; musique et chansons y seront aussi introduites à plusieurs reprises.
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production pic Romeo and Juliet
Castle Tour 2009! The world's greatest love story is also a much misunderstood masterpiece that is far more than a romance or a proto West Side Story. Director Paul Stebbings explores the depths of this tragedy and its central conflict between love and death, Eros and Thanatos.The setting is baroque Italy, the Verona and Venice of Casanova, Don Juan and Vivaldi. This production tours worldwide in 2009.
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Castle Tours

HAMLET  is probably the greatest play ever written, and it is certainly the most powerful drama ever set in a castle! So what better choice for the 2008 Castle Tour than this brooding masterpiece. HAMLET is a ghost story, a revenge drama, a love story, a murder mystery, a family saga, a black comedy and one of the most profound explorations in all literature  of what it means to be alive.TNT's production is dynamic and clear, blending live music by Thomas Johnson with a strong storyline and powerful acting. The production, directed by Paul Stebbings, has already toured throughout Asia to great acclaim and arrives in Europe ready to fill castles and palaces with a spectacular and moving interpretation of Shakespeare's finest play.

"It is easy to see why TNT are touted as the most popular theatre company in the world"  China National TV

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