Performing Chekhov

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Performing Chekhov is a unique guide to Chekhov's plays in performance. It will be indispensable to students, teachers and theatre practitioners interested not only in Chekhov but in the history of the modern stage.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-10-21
Mått:138 x 216 x 17 mm
Vikt:520 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415189354

Utforska kategorier

Litteraturvetenskap inom Skönlitteratur
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

David Allen is a senior lecturer in drama at the University of Wolverhampton. He has written numerous articles on Chekhov, and is the author of Stanislavski for Beginners and the forthcoming Chekhov for Beginners.

Recensioner i media

'This exploration of notable productions... is an excellent idea... written with lively curiosity' - Plays International'Writing with grace and clarity, David Allen takes us in Performing Chekhov to the source of the American Method.' - Forster Hirsch, American Theatre

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction PART I Chekhov and Stanislavski 1 ‘The theatre of mood’: the Moscow Art Theatre 2 ‘Stanislavski has ruined my play … ’ 3 ‘The line of intuition and feeling’: Chekhov and the Stanislavski ‘system’ PART II Chekhov in Russia: after Stanislavski 4 Vakhtangov and Meyerhold 5 Efros and Lyubimov PART III Chekhov in America 6 Lee Strasberg: truth in acting 7 Andrei Serban: upstaging the playwright? 8 The Wooster Group: Brace Up! Contents PART IV Chekhov in England 9 Theodore Komisarjevsky 10 Jonathan Miller 11 Conclusion