1st Edition
The Seagull An Insiders’ Account of the Groundbreaking Moscow Production
Edited By James Thomas
Copyright 2019
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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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,... Read more
Translator’s Preface Foreword: How the New Chekhov Began Chapter 1. Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull on the Russian Stage Chapter 2. Efros’s Preliminary Thoughts on The Seagull Chapter 3. Rehearsal Records of Anatoly Efros’s Production of The Seagull at the Lenkom Theatre, 1965-1966. Epilogue: "How Quickly Time Passes!"
Biography
James Thomas is Professor of Theater at Wayne State University.
