In the early 1930s, during his first years of exile and 20 years before the publication of his seminal work To the Actor......more
In the early 1930s, during his first years of exile and 20 years before the publication of his seminal work To the Actor......more
The ninth title in TCG Books’ Classic Russian Drama series collects seven one-act plays by master playwright Anton Chekh......more
This book sets out to search for the Second World - the (post)socialist context - in dance studies and examines the way ......more
Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, is cursed with the gift of true prophecies that are not believed by anyon......more
Cassandra, the daughter of King Priam of Troy, is cursed with the gift of true prophecies that are not believed by anyon......more
"A great Russian novel...in the grand Russian tradition." --Le FigaroRussian Gothic, a short and intense novel by Belgiu......more
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Mad - Foolish - Ridiculous - I’ve been called many things. On an uneventful Wednesday in a drab Borough of East London, ......more
First Published in 1943, The New Soviet Theatre presents Joseph Macleod’s take on the development and rapid changes in t......more
First Published in 1951, A Soviet Theatre Sketch Book presents Joseph Macleod’s take on Russian Theatre in a semi-fictio......more
We need the theatre, couldn’t, couldn’t do without it. Could we? A successful actress visits her brother’s isolated esta......more
Anthony Burgess was an energetic writer and composer, but his work for the stage is not as well known as it deserves to ......more
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
February 24, 2022 The day the world stopped for millions of Ukrainians as Russians attacked their sovereign soil. Storie......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
In 1918, Paul Nazaroff was the ringleader of a desperate plot to overthrow the Bolsheviks in Central Asia. He was betray......more
Weird isn’t it. Years of the same old thing and then suddenly, without warning, tomorrow is a stranger. An old starship.......more
A must-read for aspiring actors, An Actor Prepares is an essential guide to acting and character performance, written by......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
As the globe grapples with a more assertive Russia, knowing the challenging and ambitious Vladimir Putin has never been ......more
The Cherry Orchard is the last play by Russian playwright Anton Chekhov Written in 1903. The play revolves around an ari......more
Immigration, New Life, New World. There are serious crossroads one must take when one chooses this journey....more
The first-ever English translation of this dramatic work by Nikolai Evreinov. In the 1910s the Russian theater director ......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
Lesia Ukrainka was a Ukrainian poet, prose writer, and dramatist of universal importance. Her first collection of poetry......more
Volodymyr Vynnychenko (1880-1951) was an extraordinary writer and political figure of the Ukrainian generation that was ......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
Owerri, 1967, on the brink of the Biafran Civil War. Lolo, Nne Chukwu and Udo are grieving the loss of their father. Mon......more
Contemporary Queer Plays by Russian Playwrights is the first anthology of LGBTQ-themed plays written by Russian queer au......more
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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
In 1921, Sergei Prokofiev’s Love for Three Oranges--one of the earliest, most famous examples of modernist opera--premie......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
The water’s here, just like us, but soon it’ll be flowing past fresh flowers and new grass, and all the way out to the s......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
What did modern theatre in Russia look like and how did it foreground tradition building and transmission processes? The......more
After their father s death, Olga, Masha, and Irina find life in their small Russian town stifling and hopeless. They lon......more
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The mayor and local officials of a small provincial town in Russia have got it made: corruption is rife and they have al......more
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Viktor Simov is the first English-language biography of Konstantin Stanislavsky s principal scenic designer at the Mosco......more
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Viktor Simov is the first English-language biography of Konstantin Stanislavsky s principal scenic designer at the Mosco......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