| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Foreword: How the New Chekhov Began -- Anton Chekhov's The Seagull on the Russian Stage. Introduction: Slaughtering Sacred Seagulls: Anatoly Efros's Production of The Seagull at the Lenkom in 1966 -- What Kind of Play is The Seagull? -- The Seagull is Very Difficult to Produce -- Efros's Preliminary Thoughts on The Seagull -- Rehearsal Records of Anatoly Efros's Production of The Seagull at the Lenkom Theatre, 1965-1966 -- About the Transcripts -- Cast list -- Epilogue -- How Quickly Time Passes! |
| Summary |
This book is an insiders' account of the groundbreaking Moscow production of Chekhov's The Seagull directed by Anatoly Efros in 1966, which heralded a paradigm shift in the interpretation and staging of Chekhov's plays. It is a unique glimpse behind the curtain of the laboratory of new Russian theatre in the twentieth century. Efros' articles about Chekhov and The Seagull, his diaries, interviews and conversations, and most importantly the original rehearsal records combine to form an in-depth account of of the director and his working process. This is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Chekhov and the history of modern Russian theatre |
| Notes |
Consists of director Efros' articles about Chekhov and The Seagull, his diaries, interviews and conversations, and the original rehearsal records |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. Chaĭka.
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Stage history -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904 -- Dramatic production
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Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich, 1860-1904. fast (OCoLC)fst00045578 |
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Chaĭka (Chekhov, Anton Pavlovich) fast (OCoLC)fst01361057 |
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Theater -- Production and direction -- Russia (Federation) -- Moscow
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Theater -- Production and direction -- History -- 20th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Russian & Former Soviet Union.
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Theater.
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Theater -- Production and direction.
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Russia (Federation) -- Moscow.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Thomas, James, 1943- translator, editor.
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Smeli︠a︡nskiĭ, A. M. (Anatoliĭ M.), writer of foreword.
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| ISBN |
9781351241991 |
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9781351242011 |
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1351241990 |
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9781351242004 |
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1351242008 |
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9781351241984 |
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1351242016 |
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1351241982 |
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