BIOGRAPY
He graduated from “Galatasaray Lisesi” (Lycée de Galatasaray). He finished Sorbonne (Department of Theatre) in 1981. He worked in Paris State Conservatory at the Pierre Vial Atelier. Then, he worked with Mehmet Ulusoy / Theatre de Liberte in Paris between 1978/83 in:
-The Death of The Boss Dario Fo
-Why Did Benerci Kill Himself? Nazım Hikmet
-Pantagruel F. Rebelais
-Dead Souls N.Gogol
Since 1982, he has staged plays in Theatre a Venir (which is established by Işıl Kasapoğlu), in funded and private theatres.
1983 He established Theatre a Venir.
1984 Unce Upon A Time I. Kasapoğlu / Chaillot State Theatre / Paris
1985 Nasreddin Hodja I. Kasapoğlu / Theatre a Venir / Paris
1986 Rock a Fils I. Kasapoğlu / Chaillot State Theatre / Paris
Grimmoire De Grimm R. Soudee /Theatre a Venir / Paris
Time in Time I.Kasapoğlu /Theatre a Venir / Paris
1987 The Servant of Two Masters C. Goldoni /İstanbul Municipal Theatre
Ministry of Culture Best Director Award
1988 The Guest Bilgesu Erenus /Theatre a Venir / Paris
1989 My Little Crook S. Wenström-Zeynep Avcı/Theatre a Venir/Paris
1990 King Lear W.Shakespeare / İstanbul Municipal Theatre
Avni Dilligil Best Drector Award
1991 The Government Inspector N.Gogol / İstanbul Municipal Theatre
The Actor G.Sururi / Gülriz Sururi Theatre
1992 Abelard and Heloise R.Duncan / Theatre de Cluny / Paris
One For the Road Harold Pinter / Theatre Guichet Montparnasse / Paris
1993 Peace Aristophanes / Bakırkoy Municipal Theatre
Union of Theatre Critics İstanbul Jury Award
1994 Macbeth W.Shakespeare / Diyarbakır State Theatre
Fear Orhan Asena / Diyarbakır State Theatre
The Merchant of Venice W.Shakespeare / Trabzon State Theatre
Union of Theatre Critics İstanbul Jury Award
1995 Twelfth Night W.Shakespeare / Diyarbakır State Theatre
Dump T. Nar / Theatre Studio
Measure for Measure W.Shakespeare / Diyarbakır State Theatre
Union of Theatre Critics İstanbul Jury Award
1996 Hysteria T. Johnson / Theatre Studio
Abelard and Heloise R.Duncan/ Aksanat Production Theatre
He established Aksanat Production Theatre with Tilbe Saran and Cüneyt Türel
1997 Gılgamış Z.Avcı / Ankara State Theatre
The Bear A.Çehov / Adana State Theatre
Antigone Sophocles / Academy İstanbul
He established İzmit Municipal Theatre and became the Art Director of the theatre
1997-98 Hamlet W.Shakespeare / İzmit Municipal Theatre
The Creditors A.Strindberg / Aksanat Production Theatre
The Wedding A.Çehov / İzmit Municipal Theatre
The Devils J.Whiting / Academy İstanbul
Cyrano de Bergerac E.Rostand / İstanbul State Theatre
1999 Molly S. B.Friel / Aksanat Production Theatre
The House of Bernarda Alba F.G.Lorca / Academy İstanbul
Short Plays A.Çehov / Academy İstanbul
Roberto Zucco B.M.Koltes / İzmit Municipal Theatre
2000 Richard III W.Shakespeare / Ankara State Theatre
Nasreddin Hodja I.Kasapoğlu / Semaver Kumpanya
Unce Upon A Time I.Kasapoğlu / Akbank Theatre for Children
To be Loved Bilge Karasu / Aksanat Production Theatre
Afife Jale Theatre Awards Best Director Award
Tiyatronline Audience Awards Best Director Award
The Memorandum Vaclav Havel / Academy İstanbul
The Hat T. Cücenoğlu / İstanbul State Theatre
The Seperation T.Kempinski / Play Atelier
2001 Knepp J.Goldenberg / Aksanat
Neyzen T.Cücenoğlu / Tiyatro Kare
Unce Upon A Time I.Kasapoğlu / İzmit Municipal Theatre
Model Crimes Max Aub / Academy İstanbul
Stories of Efresiyab İ.O.Anar – Adapted by: Zeynep Avcı / İstanbul State Theatre
2002 Me Anatolia Güngör Dilmen / Antalya State Theatre
A City for One Behiç Ak / Aksanat Production Theatre
Saints or Sinners A.Horowitz / Play Atelier
White and Black Recital Zuhal Olcay / Play Atelier
West Quay B.M.Koltes / Academy İstanbul
He established Semaver Kumpanya/Çevre Tiyatrosu.
Twelfth Night/ W. Shakespeare / Semaver Kumpanya
The Irresistible Rise of Memo/ Zeynep Avcı /Semaver Kumpanya
Council of the Birds/ Feridüddin-i Attar / Semaver Kumpanya
2003 The Miser/Moliere / Adana Devlet Tiyatrosu
Dido and Aeneas /Henry Purcell / Semaver Kumpanya
The Miser/Moliere / Akbank Children Theatre
Murtaza / Orhan Kemal / Semaver Kumpanya
The Country/ Martin Crimp / İstanbul State Theatre
Fernando Krapp Wrote Me This Letter / Tankred Dorst / Aksanat Production Theatre
2004 Much Ado About Nothing / W. Shakespeare / Adana State Theatre
Twelfth Night / W. Shakespeare / Trabzon State Theatre
Mem and Zin / Cuma Boynukara / Semaver Kumpanya
Lune / Carl Orff / Akbank Children Theatre
Diktat / Enzo Cormann / Semaver Kumpanya
The Miser/Moliere / Play Atelier
God Bless You Comedy (Some Short Stories of Anton Çehov) / İstanbul State Theatre
The Comedy of Miracles/ Most Production
2005 - 2006 Once Upon No Time / I. Kasapoğlu / Aysa Production Theatre
Tale in a Tale / I. Kasapoğlu / Akbank Infant Theatre
Duck Endearments / David Mammet / Akbank Production Theatre
The Animal Carnaval / Camile St. Sense / İş Sanat
Nathalie / Philippe Blasband / Aysa Production Theatre
Trainspotting- Irvine Welsh / Semaver Kumpanya
The Tempest - W. Shakespeare / Semaver Kumpanya
Alice in Wonderland– L.Caroll / Akbank Produksiyon Tiyatrosu
The Antilopes - Henning Mankell / Akbank Produksiyon Tiyatrosu
The Wedding Ballad– Civan Canova / Theatre National – İzmir
2006- 2007 Semaver and Kumpanya – Sait Faik Abasıyanık - Yavuz Pekman / Semaver Kumpanya
Once Upon No Time - I. Kasapoğlu / Semaver Kumpanya
Electra/ Sophocle/ İzmir National Theatre
2007- 2008 A big Scream of Love - Josiane Balasko / Aysa Production Theatre
Executor no.14 - Adel Hakim / Semaver Kumpanya
The Imaginary Invalid - Molière / Diyarbakır National Theatre
In the Oldest Age of the World - Işıl Kasapoğlu / Diyarbakır National Theatre
Peter Pan - Zeynep Avcı / Iş Sanat
Mother Courage and Her Children- Bertolt Brecht / Semaver Kumpanya
2008- 2009 Human Landscape from my Country - Nazım Hikmet / Van National Theatre
In the Oldest Age of the World - Işıl Kasapoğlu / Van National Theatre
Just for you yo know! – Işıl Kasapoğlu / Iş sanat
Educating Rita – Willy Russell / Adana National Theatre
2009- 2010 The Chronicles of Narnia - Clive Staples Lewis / Ankara National Theatre
The Premiere - Civan Canova / Konya National Theatre
The Professional - Dusan Kovacevic / Istanbul National Theatre
Peer Gynt - Henric Ibsen / Iş sanat
Titus Andronicus - William Shakespeare adapted by Sinan Fişek / Semaver Kumpanya
2010- 2011 A Strand of Life – Anton Chekhov adapted by Yavuz Pekman / Semaver Kumpanya
Murtaza - Orhan Kemal / Sivas National Theatre
2011- 2012 Shadow of The Donkey - Haldun Taner / Antalya National Theatre
Murtaza - Orhan Kemal / Adana National Theatre
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs– Grimm Brothers adapted by Yavuz Pekman / Iş sanat
Quay West – Bernard Marie Koltes / Ankara Bilkent Theatre
2012- 2013 Cyrano De Bergerac – Edmond Rostand / Ankara National Theatre
2013- 2014 Hamlet – William Shakespeare / İstanbul National Theatre
2014- 2015 Murtaza - Orhan Kemal / Diyarbakır National Theatre
Diktat - Enzo Cormann / Diyarbakır National Theatre
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