{"product_id":"chekhov-on-the-british-stage-hardback-9780521384674","title":"Chekhov on the British Stage (Hardback) 9780521384674","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChekhov on the British Stage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book explains how Chekhov came to be a major force in British theatre.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePatrick Miles (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521384674, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 May 1993\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16 x 2 cm, 0.509 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is the first book to consider the whole subject of Chekhov's impact on the British stage. Recently Chekhov's plays have come to occupy a place in the British classical repertoire second only to Shakespeare. The British, American and Russian authors of these essays examine this phenomenon both historically and synchronically. First they discuss why Chekhov's plays were so slow to find an audience in Britain, what the early productions were really like, and how Bernard Shaw, Peggy Ashcroft, the Moscow Art Theatre and politics influenced the British style of Chekhov. They then address the often controversial issues of directing, acting, designing and translating Chekhov in Britain today. The volume concludes with a selective chronology of British productions of Chekhov's plays and will be of interest to students and scholars of the theatre, as well as theatre-goers, theatre-practitioners and Russianists.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e List of contributors\u003cbr\u003e Note on style and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Chekhov on the British stage: differences\u003cbr\u003e 3. The 'inevitability' of Chekhov: Anglo-Russian theatrical contacts in the 1910s\u003cbr\u003e 4. Chekhov, naturalism and the drama of dissent: productions of Chekhov's plays in Britain before 1914\u003cbr\u003e 5. Bernard Shaw's dialogue with Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 6. Coping with the outlandish: the English response to Chekhov's plays 1911–1926\u003cbr\u003e 7. Komisarjevsky's 1926 Three Sisters\u003cbr\u003e 8. Peggy Ashcroft and Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 9. Far from the West End: Chekhov and the Welsh language stage 1924–1991\u003cbr\u003e 10. Chekhov re-viewed: the Moscow Art Theatre's visits to Britain in 1958, 1964 and 1970\u003cbr\u003e 11. A path to Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 12. Subsequent performances: Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 13. The 'dwindling scale': the politics of British Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 14. The Cherry Orchard: a new English version by Trevor Griffiths\u003cbr\u003e 15. Changes of direction: Mike Alfred's methods with Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 16. Chekhov and the company problem in the British theatre\u003cbr\u003e 17. Design for Chekhov\u003cbr\u003e 18. My search for standards as a translator of Chekhov's plays\u003cbr\u003e 19. Chekhov into English: the case of The Seagull\u003cbr\u003e 20. English translations of Chekhov's plays: a Russian view\u003cbr\u003e 21. Appendix: A chronology of British professional productions of Chekhov's plays 1909–1991\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46007210344728,"sku":"9780521384674","price":45.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521384674i_c71fb7cd-578c-47ed-b942-7231abf04b70.jpg?v=1691376152","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/chekhov-on-the-british-stage-hardback-9780521384674","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}