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Başar Sabuncu was born in Istanbul in 1943. After finishing at Saint Joseph High School, he studied at the Faculty of Political Science of Ankara University and the Department of French Language and Literature of Istanbul University. He then pursued his career in theater. After performing at private theaters for few years, Sabuncu concentrated on playwriting and directing. His first play “Kargalar”, which he wrote at the age of 19, was performed at the State Theatre in 1962. Between 1964 and 1969, Sabuncu worked at the Theater Department of TRT Ankara Radio. He directed 18 plays including “İlyada”, “Don Kişot”, and “Goriot Baba” and more than 100 radio series. After spending time abroad, Sabuncu returned to Turkey to work as a director at the Istanbul Municipality Theatred in 1974. He left the Istanbul Municipality Theatres in 1980, and went to Berlin. He directed “İşgal” play at the Schaubühne Theatre. After returning to Turkey, he directed “Kaldırım Serçesi” at the Sururi Cezzar Theatre; “Şvayk Hitler’e Karşı” (edited by Brecht) and “Kan ve Gül (Carmen) (adapted by Prosper Mérimée) at the Şan Theatre between 1982 and 1983. He has also translated many of Rachine, Marivaux, Brecht, Genet and Kovaçeviç′s plays into Turkish. Sabuncu then began working in the film industry and has worked as a film scenarist and director since 1985. He has won many awards for his work in both film and theater.
Theater works:
"Kargalar", (State Theater, 1962)
"Şerefiye", (State Theater, 1966-68 / Nürnberg, 1984 / Amsterdam, 1988)
"Çark", (State Theater, 1969 / Serezli-Aşkıner Theatre, 1969)
"Zemberek", (Dostlar Theatre, 1971 / Ankara Deneme Stage, 1972)
"Mutemet Ali Rıza Beyin Yaşanmış Hayat Hikayesi", (State Theater, 1972 / Istanbul City Theatre, 1974)
"İşçi Babası Ömer Ağa İle Küçükhanımın Şöförü Recep" (Brecht′s "Nazîre"), (Actors Association, 1975)
"Memurlar", (İti Publication, 1974 / Ankara Deneme Stage, 1974)
"İşgal", (Istanbul City Theatre, 1977 / Berlin Schaubühne, 1981)
"Kaldırım Serçesi", (Sururi-Cezzar Theatre, 1982)
"Kan ve Gül" (Prosper Mériméé/ adaptation from "Carmen"), (Şan Theatre, 1983)
"Sayın Muhbir Vatandaşlar", (Yeditepe Actors, 1989)
"Bir Ata Krallığım" (edition from Shakespeare′s work), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1997)
"Herkes Aynı Bahçede" (Çehov "Variation"), (Istanbul City Theatre, 2001)
"Lades Ya Da Aile Ocağı", (Müjdat Gezen Theatre, 2010)
Plays as a director:
Çark (B.S.) (Serezli/Aşkıner Theatre, 1970)
Nafile Dünya (Oktay Arayıcı), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1974)
İşçi Babası Ömer Ağa ile Küçükhanımın Söförü Recep (B.Brecht/B.S.) (Actors Association, 1975)
Ferhat ile Şirin (Nazım Hikmet), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1976)
Kardeş Payı (Orhan Kemal), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1977)
Zengin Mutfağı (Vasıf Öngören), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1977)
Murtaza (Orhan Kemal), (Izmir State Theatre, 1978)
Hitler Faşizmi′nden Hayat′ı Hakikiye Sahneleri (B. Brecht), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1979)
Bahar Noktası (W. Shakespeare), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1980)
İşgal (B.S.), (Shaubühne/Berlin, 1981)
Kaldırım Serçesi (B. Sabuncu), (Sururi/Cezzar Theatre, 1982)
Şvayk Hitler′e Karşı (B. Brecht), (Şan Theatre, 1984)
Kan ve Gül (Prosper Mérimée/ adaptation from “Carmen”), (Şan Theatre, 1985)
Bay Hiç / Sonsuzluk Kitabevi (Sabahattin K. Aksal), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1990)
Fırtına (W. Shakespeare), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1991)
Hüzünlü Bir Komedi (Şefik Onat), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1992)
Sular Aydınlanıyordu (Nezihe Meriç), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1993)
Palto (N. Gogol), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1994)
Kanlı Düğün (F. G. Lorca), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1995)
Bir Ata Krallığım (Shakespeare/Sabuncu), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1997)
Balkon (Jean Genet), (Theater Studio, 1998)
Romeo ile Juliet (W.Shakespeare), (Istanbul City Theatre, 1999)
Herkes Aynı Bahçede (Çehov/Sabuncu), (Istanbul City Theatre, 2001)
Beyazıt (Jean Racine), (Istanbul City Theatre, 2007)
Films as a director:
Çıplak Vatandaş, 1985
Asılacak Kadın, 1986
Kupa Kızı, 1986
Kaçamak, 1987
Zengin Mutfağı, 1988
Yolcu, 1994
Films as a scenarist:
Şöhret Budalası, 1975
Adak, 1979
Talihli Amele, 1980
Şalvar Davası, 1983
Namuslu, 1984
Çıplak Vatandaş, 1985
Asılacak Kadın, 1986
Kupa Kızı, 1986
Kaçamak, 1987
Zengin Mutfağı, 1988
Kaldırım Serçesi, 1989
Yolcu, 1994
Reference: .yesilcam.gen.tr , sinematurk.com, sj.k12.tr, tr.wikipedia.org, google.com.tr/images
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