Chekhov's First Play (Paperback)

Dead Centre

ISBN 10: 1783197579 / ISBN 13: 9781783197576

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. Im having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell. Anton ChekhovDuring the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Antons sister, placed many of her late brothers manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow.In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, its generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life.A new play by Dead Centre, creators of the OBIE / Fringe First winning LIPPY. 'I'm having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.' - Anton Chekhov Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Chekhov's First Play (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, London
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1783197579
• ISBN 13: 9781783197576
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

‘I’m having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.’ – Anton Chekhov

During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Anton’s sister, placed many of her late brother’s manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow.

In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, it’s generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life.

A new play by Dead Centre, creators of the OBIE / Fringe First winning LIPPY.

About the Author

Dead Centre make things in theatres. Formed in Dublin in 2012 by Bush Moukarzel, Ben Kidd and Adam Welsh, Dead Centre's first project, Souvenir, was created in Dublin in 2012, and then toured to London and New York. Their second project, (S)quark! happened once in Dublin on Bloomsday, and once in Russia at the Tolstoy Estate. Lippy premiered at the Dublin Fringe Festival 2013 and won Best Production and Best Design at the Fringe Awards, and Best Production at the Irish Times Theatre Awards.