| Physical description |
xii, 263 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-250) and indexes. |
| Contents |
Part I Chekhov and Stanislavski -- 1 'The theatre of mood': the Moscow Art Theatre 11 -- 2 'Stanislavski has ruined my play ...' 22 -- 3 'The line of intuition and feeling': Chekhov and the Stanislavski 'system' 47 -- Part II Chekhov in Russia: after Stanislavski -- 4 Vakhtangov and Meyerhold 67 -- 5 Efros and Lyubimov 87 -- Part III Chekhov in America -- 6 Lee Strasberg: truth in acting 107 -- 7 Andrei Serban: upstaging the playwright? 128 -- 8 Wooster Group: Brace Up! 146 -- Part IV Chekhov in England -- 9 Theodore Komisarjevsky 161 -- 10 Jonathan Miller 173 -- 11 Mike Alfreds 188. |
| Summary |
"Performing Chekhov" is a unique and remarkably comprehensive guide to Chekhov's plays in performance. Drawing on extensive interviews with actors, directors and designers, it offers in-depth case studies of a number of significant and often controversial productions of Chekhov's plays. It focuses on the work of key directors in Russia, America and England and reflects a number of significant and on-going debates, not only about Chekhov's work, but about the very nture of acting and performance. |
| Language notes |
English. |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Stage history.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Dramatic production.
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| ISBN |
0415189349 (hardback : alkaline paper) |
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0415189357 |
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