Aivar Tommingas

Aivar Tommingas
Drama Actor

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In Theatre Vanemuine since 1978

Date and Place of Birth:

September 28, 1955 in Rapla

Education:

- in 1978 graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (at that time: Tallinn National Conservatoire, Chair of Drama; graduating class of 8)

Career:

- since 1978 Theatre Vanemuine, drama actor

Current roles in Vanemuine:

- Mustafa – Paul Abraham "Ball at the Savoy" (2008)
- Oskar, Dragon Otto – Janno Põldma, Heiki Ernits, Priit Pajusaar "Detective Lotte" (2008)
- Teddy – Brian Friel "Faith Healer" (2009)

Earlier roles in Vanemuine:

- Nikita – Arbuzov "Cruel Games" (1978)
- Ott Rau – Süvalep "Mehed ja naised" / "Men and Women" (1979)
- Rudolf Vaher – Juhan Peegel, Kaarel Ird "Ma langesin esimesel sõjasuvel" / "I Fell on the First Summer of War" (1979)
- Tom – Mihkel Tiks "Lahtihüpe" / "Tip-Off" (1980)
- Simeoni – Aleksis Kivi, Osvald Tooming "Seitse venda" / "Seven Brothers" (1981)
- Toots – Oskar Luts, Raivo Adlas "Suvi" / "Summer" (1984)
- Jaan Vaarandi – Lill "Jaan Vaarandi 99 päeva" / "99 Days of Jaan Vaarandi" (1984)
- Matt – Schmidt "The Fantastics" (1985)
- Joosep – Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Ago-Endrik Kerge "Aeg tulla – aeg minna" / "Time to Come – Time to Go" (1986)
- Macbeth – William Shakespeare "Macbeth" (1987)
- Joe – Styne "Sugar or Only Girls in Jazz" (1988)
- Riiman – Albert Kivikas, Ago-Endrik Kerge "In corpore…" (1989)
- Dubček – Yliruusi "Bedrooms" (1989)
- Alfred Doolittle, Henry Higgins – Loewe "My Fair Lady" (1990, 1992)
- Hjalmar Ekdal – Hendrik Ibsen "The Wild Duck" (1990)
- Amphitryon – Moliere "Amphitryon" (1991)
- Oliver Farrant – Priestley "I Have Been Here Before" (1991)
- Vestmann – Eduard Vilde "Pisuhänd" (1994)
- Cervantes/don Quijote – Leigh "Man of La Mancha" (1995)
- Old Mahon – Synge "The Playboy of the Western World" (1995)
- Arno Tali – Madis Kõiv "Tali" / "Winter" (1996)
- Malvolio – William Shakespeare "Twelfth Night or What You Will"
- Little Gentleman – Lindgren, Brossner, Brömssen "The Story of The Little Gentleman" (1996)
- 11th juryman – Rose "Twelve Angry Men" (1997)
- Robert – O’Connelli "Car"
- Anton – Nilssoni "The Point"
- Cat – Stiles "Honk"
- Baron Krüdener, Sant Jaan – Kauksi Ülle, Kivisildnik "Pühak" / "The Saint"
- Kulõgin – Enquist "Chekhov’s Three Sisters"
- Heimor – Mati Unt "Vend Antigone, ema Oidipus" / "Brother Antigone, Mother Oidipus"
- Dale Harding – Wasserman "Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest"
- Rein – Andrus Kivirähk "Romeo and Juliet"
- Teodor – Edgar Valter, Margus Kasterpalu "Kratimäng" / "A Womble Play"
- Giles Corey – Arthur Miller "The Crucible"
- Joker – William Shakespeare "As You Like It"
- Tahvo Kenonen – Maiju Lassila "Borrowing Matches"
- Jim – Charlotte Jones "Humble Boy" (2003)
- Travel Dog Klaus – Andrus Kivirähk "Lotte reis lõunamaale" / "Lotte’s Trip to the South" (2005)
- Ird – Andrus Kivirähk "Teatriparadiis" / "Theatre Paradise" (2006)
- Judge – Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus "Chess" (2006)
- Johann Strauss "The Bat" (2006)
- George – Tom Stoppard "Jumpers" (2007)
- Carl Akerblom – Ingmar Bergman "In the Presence of a Clown" (2007)
- Georg Friedrich Händel – Paul Barz "Possible Meeting" (2007)
- Committee Chairman, Cultural Official – Tiit Ojasoo, Ene-Liis Semper "Ruja" (2008)

Productions:

- Eelmäe "Armastuse nelinurk" / "The Quadrangle of Love" (1992)
- Kulno Süvalep "Emajõe Ööbik" / "The Lark of Emajõe" and "Sabajant" / "Tail Travesty" (1993)
- Jannsen "Tuhalabida valitsus" / "The Reign of the Ash Spade" (1994)
- Peter Shaffer "Black Comedy" (1997)

Important roles elsewhere:

- Peaaru – Anton Hansen Tammsaare, Karin Raid "Me otsime Vargamäed" / "We Look For Vargamäe" (diploma production in the Youth Theatre in 1976)
- Maurus – Anton Hansen Tammsaare "Truth and Justice. Part Two" (Tallinna Linnateatris, 2006)

Recognition:

- 2004 Estonian Theatre Union Music Theatre Award
- 2004 Salme Reek Award
- 2006 he was elected the Colleague of the Year
- 2008 Tartu Culture Endowment Creative Scholarship