Russian Comedies Shake Up UK Theaters
British stages have long been in love with Anton Chekhov and Nikolai Gogol, but there is...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 27th May 2016 | Essay, Playwriting, Russian Theatre Abroad, United Kingdom
British stages have long been in love with Anton Chekhov and Nikolai Gogol, but there is...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 9th Feb 2014 | News, Russia, Transcultural Collaborations
Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard blooms in a Camden pub while his Three Sisters take the stage in Euston....
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 21st Sep 2013 | Essay, Russia, Transcultural Collaborations
Some of London’s most innovative theatres and theatre companies are inspired by Russia but in very...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 25th Apr 2013 | Review, Russia, Theatre and Politics
A play in which the privileged are out of touch and the poor are getting poorer is all too apt in...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 16th Mar 2013 | Adaptation, News, Russia
William Boyd’s new play Longing, based on two short Chekov stories, is a sell-out success in...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 17th Jan 2013 | Acting, News, Russia
Born 150 years ago, Stanislavsky created the method that revolutionized 20th-century acting and...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 4th Jan 2013 | Adaptation, Review, Russia
A traditional version of Anton Chekhov’s play gets West End glamor and charm but lacks conviction....
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 20th Nov 2012 | Adaptation, Review, Russia
Chekhov’s timeless exploration of youth, aging, and the desire for fame sprouts fresh wings in an...
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 20th Nov 2012 | News, Playwriting, Russia
A new play about Magnitsky opens in London, three years after the lawyer’s controversial death....
Read MorePosted by Phoebe Taplin | 28th Sep 2012 | London, Review, Russia, United Kingdom
Dark comedy and psychological breakdown are never far from the surface in Benedict Andrews’ bleak...
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