ISBN: 9780573110696

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, in this unique adaptation of one of the great masterpieces of the theater, allows us to see Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in totally ne… Plus…

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright David Mamet, in this unique adaptation of one of the great masterpieces of the theater, allows us to see Anton Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard in totally new and surprising ways. As Mamet explains in his introduction, he views the play as a series of scenes about sexuality and, particularly, frustrated sexuality rather than about a dying Russia. The result, said 'The Sentinel,' blows a gust of fresh air into the old play while the Chicago Sun-Times called it audacious [and] consistently arresting. Mamet the adaptor has turned Chekhov's Cherry Orchard into a Mamet play. Mamet's ear is famously impeccable, the dialogue is always authentic and convincing . . . . This is a tribute to its strong point of view and clear point of departure. If nothing else, it will help to undermine our silly critical notions of 'definitive' Chekhov. Mamet has made me rethink the play. - Robert Brustein, 'The New Republic' Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Samuel French Ltd Core >1<

ISBN: 9780573110696

First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski, The Cherry Orchard remains a classic of the theatre. Completed less than a year before his death at… Plus…

First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski, The Cherry Orchard remains a classic of the theatre. Completed less than a year before his death at the age of forty-four, Chekhov's last 'comedy' still ranks supreme as a human tragedy of dispossession with audiences and actors alike.Peter Gill’s luminous version brings the psychological realism of Chekhov’s characters into sharp focus; fragile souls poised on the brink of happiness which never comes, or trapped in a void between the old world and the new. Trade Books>Trade Paperback>Theatre & Drama>Drama>Plays, Samuel French Ltd Core >1<

ISBN: 9780573110696

Paperback, [PU: Samuel French Ltd], For Madame Ranevskaya, her cherry orchard is more than just land. Returning for the first time since her son drowned there, she must come to terms with… Plus…

Paperback, [PU: Samuel French Ltd], For Madame Ranevskaya, her cherry orchard is more than just land. Returning for the first time since her son drowned there, she must come to terms with the fact that in order to free her family of debt the cherry orchard must be sold, the trees must be cleared and she and her family must prepare for life beyond the orchard., Plays, Playscripts<

2015, ISBN: 0573110697

Kartoniert / Broschiert DRAMA / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh, Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Samuel French Ltd]

2015, ISBN: 0573110697

Kartoniert / Broschiert Irland, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, mit Schutzumschlag 11, [PU:Samuel French Ltd]