These new translations of Chekhov's five major plays and three of his one-act farces include variant readings from earlier versions and manuscript versions. Laurence Senelick's translation closely preserves Chekhov's singular style. Included is the largest collection of Chekhov's commentary on his p[...]
Konstantin Stanislavsky transformed theatre in the West and was indisputably one of the twentieth century's greatest innovators. His life and work mark some of the most significant artistic and political milestones of that tumultuous century, from the emancipation of the serfs to the Russian Revolut[...]