Woman's Hour Drama - A Life of Chekhov - The Trap Pony

Michael Hastings's adaptation of Irene Nemirovsky's biography of Anton Chekhov, dramatising crucial points in his life, from his tough childhood in the remote port of Taganrog to marriage in his final years. Anton falls in love with an actress, Olga Knipper, but his marriage to her brings him into conflict with his sister. Anton Chekhov ...... Andrew Scott Masha Chekhov ...... Romola Garai Olga Knipper ...... Niamh Cusack Uncle Mitrofan ...... Alan Williams Paul Chekhov ...... Dave Hill Guard ...... Bo Poraj Sasha Chekhov ...... Keith Dunphy Directed by Lucy Bailey.