Performing Chekhov
Author:   David Allen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415189354


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   21 October 1999
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   David Allen
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.430kg
ISBN:  

9780415189354


ISBN 10:   0415189357
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   21 October 1999
Audience:   Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  College/higher education ,  Educational: Primary & Secondary ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

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

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'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


'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


Author Information

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.

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