Have You Ever Seen Fireflies?

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Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? (Turkish: Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?) is a play written by Yılmaz Erdoğan.^[1] A feature film based on the play was released in 2021 via Netflix, directed by Andaç Haznedaroglu and starring Yılmaz Erdoğan, Ecem Erkek and Engin Alkan.^[2][3][4]

Production[]

Erdoğan began writing the play while he was serving at the Air Force Academy.^[5] It was performed for the first time on 23 January 1999 at the Beşiktaş Cultural Center in Istanbul.^[5][6] Erdoğan was given a day's leave to attend the premiere.^[7]

The play had a cast of 17 people and was released with the sponsorship of Telsim. During its run in Istanbul it was staged 97 times between 23 January 1999 and 23 May 1999.^[8] Later that same year during June, the play was performed in Bursa, Denizli, Antalya, Isparta, Adana, Tarsus, Mersin and Cyprus, as well as Anatolia.^[9] The following year the production went on a temporary hiatus due to the pregnancy of actor Demet Akbağ and by November, the play had been staged a total of 505 times.^[10] In August 2002 Erdoğan stated that the play had been viewed by 1 million people.^[11]

Original cast[]

• Yılmaz Erdoğan^[12]
• Demet Akbağ^[12]
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• Altan Erkekli^[12]
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• Gürdal Tosun^[12]
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• Neslihan Yeldan^[12]
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• Şebnem Sönmez // Binnur Kaya^[13]
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Awards[]

• 3rd Afife Theatre Awards^[14]
  • Cevat Fehmi Başkut Special Award: Yılmaz Erdoğan
  • Most Successful Actress in a Musical or Comedy: Demet Akbağ
  • Most Successful Supporting ACtress: Şebnem Sönmez
  • Most Successful Theatre Score: ^[15]
• Avni Dilligil Theatre Awards^[16][17]
  • Best Production: Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?
  • Most Successful Playwright: Yılmaz Erdoğan
  • Most Successful Supporting Actress:
  • Most Successful Theatre Score: ^[18]

Film adaptation[]

A film adaptation of the play was released on April 9, 2021, on Netflix. It starred Yılmaz Erdoğan as Patron and also featured Ecem Erkek and Merve Dizdar. Erdoğan had previously spoken about his desire to create a feature film adaptation as early as 2009.^[19]

Cast and characters[]

References[]

External links[]

• Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? on Netflix
• Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? at IMDb