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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), a physician by training, is now considered the most notable 20th-century Russian dramatist. His major plays, all staged by Stanislavsky at the Moscow Art Theatre, helped establish psychological realism in European theatre.

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The Proposal

The Proposal

By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

A brilliantly funny one-act play about a hypochondriac attempting to propose to an argumentative young woman.

Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
    A Tragic Figure

    A Tragic Figure

    By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

    A comic duologue about a civil servant sweltering in Moscow coping with the incessant demands of his family from their summer dacha.

    Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
      On the Evils of Tobacco

      On the Evils of Tobacco

      By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

      A bittersweet monologue in which a scientific lecture is hijacked by thoughts of domestic misery.

      Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
        The Wedding

        The Wedding

        By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

        A one-act play by Chekhov in a translation by Chekhov expert Stephen Mulrine.

        Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
          Swansong

          Swansong

          By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

          A comic duologue about a melancholy old actor perked up by memories of past glories.

          Published in volume Chekhov: Shorts
            Chekhov on Theatre

            Chekhov on Theatre

            By Anton Chekhov Compiled by Jutta Hercher and Peter Urban Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            A unique collection of everything that Chekhov wrote about the theatre - including newspaper articles and letters - revealing his instinctive curiosity about the way theatre works and his concerns about how best to realise his own intentions as a playwright.

            Seagull

            Seagull

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Charlotte Pyke, John Kerr and Joseph Blatchley

            A striking version of Chekhov's classic play, restoring the cuts demanded by the Russian censor in 1896.

            Ivanov

            Ivanov

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            Chekhov's compelling early play, set in a country weighed down by political, ideological and spiritual stagnation. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classics series.

            Chekhov: Four Plays

            Chekhov: Four Plays

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            Anton Chekhov's four greatest plays in one volume - in sensitive, accurate and much-performed translations. In the Nick Hern Books Drama Classic Collections series.

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            Three Sisters

            Three Sisters

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Nicholas Wright

            Nicholas Wright's version of Chekhov's masterpiece, in which four young people are left stranded in a provincial backwater following the death of their father.

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            Uncle Vanya

            Uncle Vanya

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            Chekhov's great play about an elderly professor whose plans to sell off his rural estate threaten the livelihoods of those who have worked tirelessly to keep the estate going.

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            The Cherry Orchard

            The Cherry Orchard

            By Anton Chekhov Translated by Stephen Mulrine

            Chekhov's classic tragicomedy, translated and introduced by Stephen Mulrine.

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