Chekhov on Theatre by Anton Chekhov
Chekhov started writing about theatre in newspaper articles and in his own letters even before he began writing plays. Later he wrote in detail about his own plays to his lifelong friend and mentor Alexei Suvorin; his wife and leading actress Olga Knipper; and to the two directors of the Moscow Art Theatre Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko. Collected here in Stephen Mulrine's vivid translations these writings reveal Chekhov's instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realize his own intentions as a playwright. Often peppery passionate even distraught as he feels his plays misinterpreted or undermined Chekhov comes over in these pages as a true man of the theatre.'Chekhov is an acute observer who could easily have made his way as a director or dramaturg judging by his ability to spot strengths and weaknesses in not only his own writing but that of othersThis book builds a strong picture of theatrical life in Moscow and St Petersburg just before and at the turn of the last century, with vast amounts of bitching seemingly a commonplace. It can also serve as a tangential autobiography since, through its pages, it is possible to learn much about its subject's life and work.'
* British Theatre Guide *Stephen Mulrine is a Glasgow-born poet and playwright who has written extensively for radio and television, and published many translations.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781848420755 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848420757 |
| Title | Chekhov on Theatre |
| Author | Anton Chekhov |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Nick Hern Books |
| Year published | 2012-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
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