Anthony Burgess was an energetic writer and composer, whose work for the stage is widely admired. In Two Plays, we see h......more
"The Sea-Gull" is a play written by Anton Chekhov, one of the most influential writers of the modern era. The play was f......more
The award-winning translators bring us the complete plays of the most acclaimed Russian writer of the Romantic era. Know......more
Reviews from the world premiere of the new translation: "The most affecting version that I have ever seen of this epocha......more
This is the first collection of primary sources that addresses the amateur theatre produced by the workers in the first ......more
The era known as the Thaw (1953-64) was a crucial period in the history of the Soviet Union. It was a time when the lega......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization......more
Weird isn’t it. Years of the same old thing and then suddenly, without warning, tomorrow is a stranger. An old starship.......more
In 1918, Paul Nazaroff was the ringleader of a desperate plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia. He was betray......more
The Cherry Orchard is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov Written in 1903. The play revolves around an ari......more
The Cherry Orchard is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov Written in 1903. The play revolves around an ari......more
Uber is the world’s largest taxi company but they don’t own any cars. Airbnb is the largest hotel business on the planet......more
Immigration, New Life, New World. There are serious crossroads one must take when one chooses this journey....more
It’s good to see you’re alive. Good to know not all the ghosts in the streets are enemies... 1921. Russia. Winter. When ......more
Vladimir Voinovich’s Tribunal: A Courtly Comedy in Three Acts is a wildly satiric send-up of the 1960s/1970s Soviet show......more
Author, playwright, translator, theater and film director Roger Pulvers has translated and adapted one of world theater’......more
Ivanoff (Ivanov)Anton Chekhov Ivanov (Russian: Иванов драма в четырёх действиях (Ivanov: drama in four acts) also transl......more
Soviet ballet immediately following the Russian Revolution of 1917 until the advent of Stalin in the thirties is one of ......more
What did modern theatre in Russia look like and how did it foreground tradition building and transmission processes? The......more
A major theatre company in Russia decides to stage a bold new play about Stalin. The roles are cast, the set is construc......more
Contemporary Queer Plays by Russian Playwrights is the first anthology of LGBTQ-themed plays written by Russian queer au......more
As waves of composers migrated from Russia in the 20th century, they grappled with the complex struggle between their ow......more
As waves of composers migrated from Russia in the 20th century, they grappled with the complex struggle between their ow......more
"Many conversations about literature, little action, five poods of love." That is how Anton Chekhov described his comedy......more
"Many conversations about literature, little action, five poods of love." That is how Anton Chekhov described his comedy......more
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In the 17th century, only Moscow’s elite had access to the magical, vibrant world of the theater. In Russia’s Theatrical......more
In the 17th century, only Moscow’s elite had access to the magical, vibrant world of the theater. In Russia’s Theatrical......more
This is the first collection of primary sources that addresses the amateur theatre produced by the workers in the first ......more
Vladimir Voinovich’s Tribunal: A Courtly Comedy in Three Acts is a wildly satiric send-up of the 1960s/1970s Soviet show......more
Uncle Vanya (1898) is a four-act play by Russian short story writer and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first performed......more
Three Sisters (1900) is a drama in four acts by Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov. It was first pe......more
The Cherry Orchard (1903) is Russian playwright and short story writer Anton Chekhov’s final play. It was first performe......more
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"Chekhov, speaking simply and never otherwise than as an artist and a humane man, shows us in fullness and plenitude the......more
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"No star deviates from its path..." Thrown off the train for not having a ticket, Mona finds herself, alone, in a rural ......more
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New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in Russia and the form......more
New Russian Drama took shape at the turn of the new millennium--a time of turbulent social change in Russia and the form......more
Onegin is a full--length musical drama by Amiel Gladstone and Veda Hille. Based Alexander Pushkin’s masterpiece novel in......more
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Marina Ivanovna Tsvetaeva (1892-1941) is recognized as one of the foremost Russian poets of the twentieth century. Yet w......more
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The most widely staged dramatist after Shakespeare, Chekhov left a deep mark both on the development of Russian literatu......more
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This collection of theater writings by the Russian modernist Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky brings his powerful, wildly imagin......more
This book is an insiders account of the groundbreaking Moscow production of Chekhov s The Seagull directed by Anatoly E......more
This book is an insiders account of the groundbreaking Moscow production of Chekhov s The Seagull directed by Anatoly E......more
RashDash take on Chekhov in this reimagining of the classic play that brings the women to the forefront. "I’M GOING TO P......more
A civilised and complacent culture is on the brink of collapse... The tide of change is coming. Madam Ranyevskaya’s libe......more
Pevear and Volokhonsky are at once scrupulous translators and vivid stylists of English. --James Wood, New Yorker The S......more
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This is a translation, adaption and closely edited and annotated interpretation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, The Cher......more
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Oh, Misha, it’s terrible to be an educated woman. An educated woman with nothing to do. What am I here for? Why am I ali......more
In this essential collection of Andrei Platonov s plays, the noted Platonov translator Robert Chandler edits and introdu......more