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Cherry Orchard Paperback – 24 September 2014

by Simon Stephens (Adapter), Anton Chekhov (Author)
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  1. ISBN-10
    1474231772
  2. ISBN-13
    978-1474231770
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    METHUEN DRAMA
  5. Publication date
    24 September 2014
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    12.85 x 0.54 x 19.84 cm
  8. Print length
    104 pages
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Now Chekhov's final and finest play, from 1903, is the latest twentieth-century masterpiece to get a good going-over. Actually, make that an excellent going-over . . . It's been pruned, yes, but this grimly witty tragicomedy is unmistakably Chekhov . . . and it teems with life. (The Times)

Stephens [has] refocussed Chekhov's play into a potent study in feminine - rather than societal - collapse. (Time Out London)

Chekhov was superb on the destructive impact of people who take no heed: who turn other people's lives upside down (Uncle Vanya) or blithely ignore warnings (Cherry Orchard). He was superb too on those who can see the dangers, but are powerless to do anything. Little wonder then, that these great plays feel so painfully pertinent now to audiences keenly aware of intractable global problems. Little wonder either that contemporary theatre-makers seek to meet his works in the spirit of innovation. (Financial Times)

If Chekhov were planning a revenant visit to see how his work fares in England in the 21 century, this would be an opportune moment to come. (Evening Standard)

Revivals of classic plays are the lifeblood of theatre. They are the way in which the art form tests the reputation, relevance and validity of the masterpieces of the past. (Tribune)

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This version of Chekhov's classic work by playwright Simon Stephens is an anguished and heartbreaking love letter to a society in violent transition.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ METHUEN DRAMA; 1st edition (24 September 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 104 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1474231772
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1474231770
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.85 x 0.54 x 19.84 cm
  • Customer Reviews:
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Anton Chekhov

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Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (/ˈtʃɛkɔːf, -ɒf/; Russian: Анто́н Па́влович Че́хов, pronounced [ɐnˈton ˈpavləvʲɪtɕ ˈtɕɛxəf]; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short story writer who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theater.Chekhov practiced as a medical doctor throughout most of his literary career: "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress."

Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavski's Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhov's Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. These four works present a challenge to the acting ensemble as well as to audiences, because in place of conventional action Chekhov offers a "theatre of mood" and a "submerged life in the text".

Chekhov had at first written stories only for financial gain, but as his artistic ambition grew, he made formal innovations which have influenced the evolution of the modern short story. He made no apologies for the difficulties this posed to readers, insisting that the role of an artist was to ask questions, not to answer them.

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Having just read it for the first time, I side with the interpretation that The Cherry Orchard is a tragedy, although one can argue that it tends in the direction of a farce. Maybe I'll change my mind after a future reading, but for now... tragedy.
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