Martin Huba (born 16 July 1943 in
Bratislava
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) is a Slovak actor and director on stage and in film.
In 1964 he graduated from the
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava
The Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava ( sk, Vysoká škola múzických umení v Bratislave, abbr. VŠMU) is a university founded on June 9, 1949.
The university consists of three faculties:
*''Theatre Faculty'' (Acting, Directing, Dramat ...
(VŠMU). He joined the
Východoslovenské štátne divadlo (Košice State Theater) in
Košice
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. In 1967 he moved to the theater ''Divadlo na Korze'' in Bratislava, where he remained till its closure in 1971. Since 1976 he has been a member of the
Slovak National Theatre
The Slovak National Theater ( sk, Slovenské národné divadlo, abbr. SND) is the oldest professional theatre in Slovakia, consisting of three ensembles: opera, ballet, and drama. Its history begins shortly after the establishment of the first ...
(SND).
Selected stage performances - actor
* 1995: Isidoro in ''Čertice'' by
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*Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
*A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Char ...
* 1998: Bruscon in ''
Der Theatermacher
''Der Theatermacher'' (''The Showman'' in Eng.) is a play written by Austrian author Thomas Bernhard in 1984.
Content
The play is about an actor called Bruscon from the state theater, who stops in the small village of Utzbach on tour to perfor ...
'' by
Thomas Bernhard
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, ''Divadlo Na Zábradlí'' in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
(received
Alfréd Radok Award)
* 2004: Cyrano in ''
Cyrano de Bergerac
Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac ( , ; 6 March 1619 – 28 July 1655) was a French novelist, playwright, epistolarian, and duelist.
A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the 17th cen ...
'', SND
* 2005: Johannes Rosmer in ''
Rosmersholm
''Rosmersholm'' () is a play written by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen in Danish—the common written language of Denmark and Norway at the time—and originally published in 1886 in Copenhagen by the Danish publisher Gyldendal. ''Rosmersholm'' ...
'', Mahenovo divadlo
Brno
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(nominated for Alfréd Radok Award)
Selected stage performances - director
* 1995:
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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: ''
The Cherry Orchard
''The Cherry Orchard'' (russian: Вишнёвый сад, translit=Vishnyovyi sad) is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. Written in 1903, it was first published by ''Znaniye'' (Book Two, 1904), and came out as a separate edition ...
''; SND
* 1999:
Agatha Christie
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: ''Desať malých černoškov alebo ...napokon už nezostal nik''; Činohra SND
* 2001: ''Tančiareň''; SND (received
Dosky Award)
* 2002:
William Shakespeare
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: ''
King Lear
''King Lear'' is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare.
It is based on the mythological Leir of Britain. King Lear, in preparation for his old age, divides his power and land between two of his daughters. He becomes destitute and insane an ...
''; Summer Shakespeare festival at
Prague Castle
Prague Castle ( cs, Pražský hrad; ) is a castle complex in Prague 1 Municipality within Prague, Czech Republic, built in the 9th century. It is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. The castle was a seat of power for kin ...
* 2002:
Ronald Harwood
Sir Ronald Harwood ( né Horwitz; 9 November 1934 – 8 September 2020) was a South African-born British author, playwright, and screenwriter, best known for his plays for the British stage as well as the screenplays for ''The Dresser'' (for w ...
: ''
The Dresser
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'';
Divadlo v Dlouhé
Divadlo v Dlouhé is a repertoire theatre with a permanent group of actors established in 1996 as a set financed by the Municipality of Prague. The group of actors comprises graduates of the ''Theatre Academy of Musical Arts'', part of the actors ...
in Prague
* 2004:
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...
: ''
Romeo and Juliet
''Romeo and Juliet'' is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare early in his career about the romance between two Italian youths from feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular plays during his lifetim ...
'';
Summer Shakespeare Festival at Prague Castle
* 2004: Juraj Beneš: ''The Players''; SND
* 2006:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...
: ''
The Marriage of Figaro
''The Marriage of Figaro'' ( it, Le nozze di Figaro, links=no, ), K. 492, is a ''commedia per musica'' (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. It premie ...
''; SND
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1943 births
Living people
Film people from Bratislava
Slovak male film actors
Slovak male stage actors
Slovak theatre directors
Recipients of Medal of Merit (Czech Republic)
Sun in a Net Awards winners
Czech Lion Awards winners
Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava alumni
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