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A portrait of the passionate priest, the rebel who challenged and changed the spiritual world of his time.
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LibraryThing member salem.colorado
The award winning play, Luther, by John Osborne, is based on the life of Martin Luther from 1506 to 1530. It premiered in Paris in 1961 and opened in New York in 1963 and later toured from coast to coast starring Alan Bergmann as Luther. Dr, Johnson used it as a resource when writing his one man
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play on Luther. It can be found on the library shelves under the number 822.914 OSB. Show Less
LibraryThing member DinadansFriend
A take on the great reformer that spends a good deal of time discussing the state of the man's digestive tract rather than the issues that seem to me to be of more importance. It was quite a big play at the time, but I hope Time has not treated it well.
Awards
Tony Award (Winner — Play — 1964)
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (Play — 1963-1964)