Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando
15 May 2014Size: 215mm x 135mm£21.99
Chekhov's Three Sisters and Woolf's Orlando
Paperback £21.99
Adaptations of two classic works through the unique lens of award-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl.
Preserving Woolf's vital ideas and lyrical tone, Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending, period-hopping novel brings to the stage the life of an Elizabethan nobleman who's magically transformed into an immortal woman.
In her fresh translation of Three Sisters, the Anton Chekhov classic of ennui and frustration, Ruhl employs her signature lyricism and elegant understanding of intimacy to reveal the discontent felt by fretful Olga, unhappy Masha, and idealistic Irina as they long to leave rural Russia for the ever-alluring Moscow.
'Surges along with a sense of energy and excitement... vivacious, energetic and amusing'
The Arts Desk on 'Orlando''Captures both the intellectual spirit and the literary brilliance of Woolf's work... Ruhl writes with the imaginative sweep that allows Woolf's poetry to soar'
Variety on 'Orlando''Potent theatricality... glorious and giddy-making'
Telegraph on 'Orlando''Smart and funny... A dinky version of the story that ekes out every last delicious drop of wit from Woolf's text, as well as the voluptuous beauty of her language. It is an incredibly faithful adaptation by Sarah Ruhl'
Guardian on 'Orlando''Imaginative and entertaining... Woolf's awareness of gender expectations and sheer defiance of them makes Orlando outright sensational... buzzes with energy and pure fairy-tale storytelling'
Broadway World on 'Orlando'15 May 2014Size: 215mm x 135mm£21.99
