Paul Fryer is an academic, researcher, writer, and editor who holds visiting professorships at the Universities of Leeds, East London, and London South Bank. He is Director of The Stanislavsky Research Centre and editor-in-chief of the journal Stanislavski Studies, and he co-convenes the international research project The S Word.Anastasia Toros is a Czech-Ukrainian performer and visual artist. She studied European Theatre Arts in the UK, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2017 she completed her Master’s degree in Dramatic Arts and Drama Teaching at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She was a Drama Lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv and directed students’ performances at the Theatre Faculty of Ivan Franko University.

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• 1. On the Eve of the Century 2. The Curtain Rises 3. Life Upside Down 4. The Philistines and other plays 5. Pictures from the Past 6. Crossroads 7. On New Tracks 8. The Designer’s Method Appendix A. V. Simov: Fragments and Memories Appendix B. A Chronology of Simov’s work in the theatre

Paul Fryer is an academic, researcher, writer, and editor who holds visiting professorships at the Universities of Leeds, East London, and London South Bank. He is Director of The Stanislavsky Research Centre and editor-in-chief of the journal Stanislavski Studies, and he co-convenes the international research project The S Word.Anastasia Toros is a Czech-Ukrainian performer and visual artist. She studied European Theatre Arts in the UK, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, and Russia. In 2017 she completed her Master’s degree in Dramatic Arts and Drama Teaching at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. She was a Drama Lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv and directed students’ performances at the Theatre Faculty of Ivan Franko University.

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• 1. On the Eve of the Century 2. The Curtain Rises 3. Life Upside Down 4. The Philistines and other plays 5. Pictures from the Past 6. Crossroads 7. On New Tracks 8. The Designer’s Method Appendix A. V. Simov: Fragments and Memories Appendix B. A Chronology of Simov’s work in the theatre