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Playwrights
Paavo Piik
Photo Mark Raidpere.
Paavo Piikis a playwright, dramaturg, and scriptwriter. He studied philosophy, politics, and economics at the University of Oxford and completed dramaturgy studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Piik is a founding member of Kinoteater, where he continues to be active as a dramaturg and director. Known for his ironic poetic voice, Piik has published three poetry collections and gained wider recognition with the play End of the Chain, which was adapted into a feature film.
His work blends humour with sharp social insight, often highlighting the absurdities of modern life through precise dialogue and subtle wit. It also reflects his long-standing engagement with documentary theatre.
Awards and prizes
2022 Estonian Theatre Award for Original Dramaturgy
for the play Out of Your Depth (Üle oma varju)
2019 Annual Award for Performing Arts from the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (with Alissija-Elisabet Jevtjukova, Paul Piik, Henrik Kalmet, Aivo Rannik, Marta Pulk – for the realisation and documentation of Kinoteater’s Experiment)
2017 Estonian State Cultural Award jointly awarded with Mari-Liis Lill for At Second Glance (Teisest silmapilgust)
2011 Third Prize at the Estonian Theatre Agency’s New Drama Competition for End of the Chain (Keti lõpp)
Translated plays
| title | teksti tüüp | genre | adapter | year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| End of the Chain (Keti lõpp) | Näidendivõistluse tekst | Draama | 2011 | |
| Finding Mr Paramour | Näidend | Dokumentaalnäidend | 2017 | |
| Igauņu mūsdienu lugu izlase | Kogumik | |||
| Magick mend... (Varesele valu...) | Näidend | Monoloogid | 2014 | |
| Out of your Depth (Üle oma varju) | Näidend | Draama | 2022 | |
| Pāri savai ēnai (Üle oma varju) | Näidend | Draama | 2022 | |
| U soroki boli, y varonõ boli... / У сороки боли, у вороны боли... (Varesele valu...) | Näidend | Monoloogid | 2014 |
As a translator
| title | teksti tüüp | genre | adapter | tõlke aasta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bäng (Peng) | Näidend | Komöödia | 2021 | |
| End of the Chain (Keti lõpp) | Näidendivõistluse tekst | Draama | 2013 | |
| Katsed elu kallal (Attempts on Her Life) | Näidend | Draama | 2021 | |
| Macbeth (Tragedy of Macbeth, The) | Dramatiseering | Tragöödia | ||
| Monument (Stück Plastik) | Näidend | Draama | 2018 | |
| Out of your Depth (Üle oma varju) | Näidend | Draama | 2023 | |
| Ujuja (Red Speedo) | Näidend | 2020 | ||
| Vihanemees.com (Angry Alan) | Näidend | Mononäidend | 2019 |