| Mark Weil | |
|---|---|
| Born | Марк Яковлевич Вайль January 25, 1952 Tashkent, Soviet Union |
| Died | September 7, 2007 Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Cause of death | Murdered |
| Occupation | Theatre director |
| Known for | Founder of Ilkhom Theatre |
Mark Yakovlevich Weil (Russian: Марк Яковлевич Вайль) (January 25, 1952 – September 7, 2007) was a Soviet and Uzbekistan-born theatre director, and founder and art director of the Ilkhom Theatre in Tashkent. His parents, Ukrainian Jews, had arrived in Uzbekistan in the late 1930s. His father was a soldier, and his mother had studied at the Theatre Institute, Kiev.
His last production was the Greek tragedy The Oresteia; he was murdered the day before it was scheduled to open, and the actors went ahead because the show must go on.[1]. He was stabbed to death in the entrance lobby to his block of flats in Tashkent. He was reportedly attacked by two unknown males, who hit him on the head with a bottle and stabbed him in the abdomen. The murderers escaped after the attack.
His murder was the subject of a BBC Radio 4 Crossing Continents documentary in April 2008.[1]
"Obituary: Mark Weil". London: The Times. 2007-09-22. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article2507785.ece. Retrieved 2007-09-22.