Laura Ruohonen (born October 9, 1960, in
Helsinki
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,
Finland
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) is a
Finnish playwright and theatre director. She works also as Professor of
Dramaturgy
Dramaturgy is the study of dramatic composition and the Representation (arts), representation of the main elements of drama on the stage.
The term first appears in the eponymous work ''Hamburg Dramaturgy'' (1767–69) by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ...
in
Theatre Academy of Finland
The Theatre Academy ( fi, Teatterikorkeakoulu, sv, Teaterhögskolan) is one of the three academies of the University of the Arts Helsinki and offers education in theatre and dance. It is Finland's largest education provider in its field and, with ...
.
Some works
*Olga (1995,
Finnish National Theatre)
*The Greatest of These is Love (Suurin on rakkaus, 1998,
Finnish National Theatre)
*The Swamp Man Never Sleeps (Suomies ei nuku, 2000,
KOM-teatteri)
*An Island Far From Here (Saari kaukana täältä, 2003,
Royal National Theatre
The Royal National Theatre in London, commonly known as the National Theatre (NT), is one of the United Kingdom's three most prominent publicly funded performing arts venues, alongside the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Opera House. I ...
)
*Razorbill (Yksinen, 2006,
Teatteri Jurkka)
*War Tourists (Sotaturistit, 2008,
Finnish National Theatre)
External links
Nordic Drama Corner
Finnish dramatists and playwrights
Finnish women dramatists and playwrights
Finnish theatre directors
Finnish women theatre directors
1960 births
Living people
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