Theater
- Rasputin was portrayed on stage in the play Rivers of Blood, written by the American playwright Jay Jeff Jones. This was presented in a workshop production in New York City in 1982 and received a full production at The Eaton in London in 1983. It was directed by the Irish novelist and poet Dermot Healy and Rasputin was played by Gabriel Connaughton, brother of the Oscar nominated writer Shane Connaughton.
- Comedian Richard Herring played Rasputin in his self-penned 1993 Edinburgh show "Ra-Ra Rasputin" which told the story of the Mad Monk, set to the music of Boney M, which also drew parallels between the British Royal Family and the doomed Romanovs. Richard appeared on Celebrity Mastermind on 27 December 2010, his specialist subject was Rasputin.
- Beardo, a musical loosely based on the life of Rasputin, with book and lyrics by Jason Craig and music by Dave Malloy, was commissioned by the Berkeley, CA based Shotgun Players, to begin their 20th anniversary season in March 2011.
- In SpongeBob SquarePants, he is referenced when SpongeBob find in his magic set the "Beard of Rasputin."
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Famous quotes containing the word theater:
“In the theater of confusion, knowing the location of the exits is what counts.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“The primary function of a theater is not to please itself, or even to please its audience. It is to serve talent.”
—Robert Brustein (b. 1927)
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—Ilka Chase (1905–1978)