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R.U.R. is a 1920 science fiction play by the Czech writer Karel Čapek. "R.U.R." stands for Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti (Rossum's Universal Robots, [1] a phrase that has been used as a subtitle in English versions). [2]
Pictures from the Insects' Life (Czech: Ze života hmyzu) – also known as The Insect Play, The Life of the Insects, The Insect Comedy, The World We Live In and From Insect Life – is a satirical play that was written in Czech by the Brothers Čapek (Karel and Josef), who collaborated on 4 stage works, of which this is the most famous.
Illustrated by Josef Capek, Translated by Dagmar Herrmann R.U.R , 1970, Pocket Books ISBN 0671466054 Tales from Two Pockets 1928–29 (in Czech), 1994, Catbird Press Paperback, ISBN 0945774257 .
R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) is an upcoming science fiction musical film written and directed by Alex Proyas and based on the 1920 Czech play of the same name by Karel Čapek. The film stars Sammy Allsop, Lindsay Farris, Anthony LaPaglia, Mallory Jansen and Richard Roxburgh.
The Mother (Čapek play) P. Pictures from the Insects' Life; R. R.U.R. W. The White Disease
The production was filmed live, and was later streamed for free for two days in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. [11] Mattila reprised the role at the Metropolitan Opera in April 2012, [ 12 ] in Helsinki at the Finnish National Opera in August–September 2012, [ 13 ] [ 14 ] and in the semi-staged version at The Proms in the ...
War with the Newts (Válka s Mloky in the original Czech), also translated as Salamander Wars, is a 1936 satirical science fiction novel by Czech author Karel Čapek.It concerns the discovery in the Indian Ocean of a sea-dwelling race, an intelligent breed of newts, who are initially enslaved and exploited.
Věc Makropulos is a Czech play written by Karel Čapek. Its title—literally The Makropulos Thing—has been variously rendered in English as The Makropulos Affair, The Makropulos Case, or The Makropulos Secret (Čapek's own preferred English rendition). [1] The main topic of the play is immortality. The play opens with an inheritance dispute ...