The Essay - Chekhov Essays
Series exploring Anton Chekhov's influence in terms of craft and technique on today's theatre actors and writers
The Essay - Chekhov Essays - Andrew Hilton
Andrew Hilton reveals the lesson that he learned while directing Uncle Vanya - that Chekhov's plays contain all the instructions any company needs, if only they will listen.
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The Essay - Chekhov Essays - Ruth Thomas
Novelist and short story writer Ruth Thomas tells the true tale of how a missing cat in a misty cherry orchard started a life long interest in the life and work of Chekhov.
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The Essay - Chekhov Essays - Simon Russell Beale
Actor Simon Russell Beale confides how the opportunity to perform in Chekhov's The Seagull with the Royal Shakespeare Company transformed his entire career.
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The Essay - Chekhov Essays - Timberlake Wertenbaker
Playwright Timberlake Wertenbaker, who counts Chekhov as her favourite writer, reflects on what she has learned from him in terms of theatre craft.
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The Essay - Chekhov Essays - Xiaolu Guo
Chinese writer and film-maker Xiaolu Guo pays tribute to all she has learned from Chekhov in his deeply humane depiction of peasant life in a bitter winter landscape.
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