![]() ![]() This 1898 photo shows Anton Chekhov reading his play The Seagull to members of the Moscow Arts Theatre, including theatre director and actor Konstantin Stanislavsky (seated beside Chekhov, and next to him is the actress Olga Knipper, who would become Chekhov's wife). "Chekhov is as tender and compassionate a writer who ever has put pen to paper, I think," said Brooks. "But detached, in a way, in his observation of what we do to make ourselves miserable." The newest performance is an audio drama version directed by Daniel Brooks for the Toronto's Soulpepper Theatre Company series, Around the World in 80 Plays. As a companion piece, IDEAS is providing context and interviews to help listeners understand the context and power of these canonical plays. Petersburg: the audience booed, Chekhov took refuge backstage, and one of the leading actors lost her voice in fear. Written in 1895, it's now recognized as a theatrical masterpiece, despite the disastrous opening night performance at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. That's how Anton Chekhov's play The Seagull begins. ![]() ![]() ![]() Her son, who also wants to be a writer, has written a play, and family and friends gather to watch a performance. A famous actress brings her lover, a well-known writer, to the family estate. ![]()
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