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Japan’s love affair with Chekhov
BY NOBUKO TANAKA
SPECIAL TO THE JAPAN TIMES
“I have rarely seen a great production of any Chekhov play in Japan. Sometimes, I’ve even wanted to ask how they managed to make them so tedious.”
Mansai Nomura, one of the country’s leading kyōgen (traditional comedy) actors, may say this with a wry laugh, but the 47-year-old who plays an arty ( Read more... ) -
Reflections of Chekhov’s Russia in modern-day Japan 150 years since his birth, Anton Chekhov and his
stage plays continue to resonate ( Read more... ) -
The Seagull review - a frenzied and feverish take on Chekhov
Regent’s Park Open Air theatre, London ( Read more... ) -
Chekhov Shorts: 'I'm Ivan Nyukhin, aha!'
Chekhov was the great chronicler of human misery. So why are top comics - from Steve Coogan to Johnny Vegas - playing him for laughs ( Read more... ) -
David Hare on Young Chekhov: 'thrilling sunbursts of anger and romanticism'
The early works of the great Russian playwright receive less attention than The Cherry Orchard and Uncle Vanya. But these direct, risky plays remain vital - and The Seagull is perfection ( Read more... ) -
Tolstoy thought Chekhov 'worse than Shakespeare'
New biography includes account of the author expressing frank contempt for Chekhov's plays ( Read more... ) -
Anton Chekhov: a lifetime of lovers
Chekhov's love life was complicated and very busy - he had no wish to settle down. William Boyd believes one short story reveals much about the Russian's sexual liaisons, so he wrote a play based on it ( Read more... ) -
The wonder of Chekhov
His short stories explore life's mysteries and mundanity in equal measure. James Lasdun celebrates Chekhov on the 150th anniversary of his birth
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