Anton Chekhov’s classic “The Cherry Orchard” depicts a rural aristocratic family at the end of the 19th century whose world has been upended by Czar’s emancipation of the serfs. The lady of the estate ...

The cast of Quill Theatre’s next show, “Stupid Fucking Bird,” is so good, it’s hard to believe one production can incorporate so much talent. The show’s director, Jon Kretzu, is based in Portland, ...

The Australian star will perform as Arkadina in a new version of Anton Chekhov's play at the Barbican Theatre in London from February. By Lily Ford Cate Blanchett will return to the stage for the ...

Benedict Andrews’s production in London offers perfectly pitched comedy where other directors find somber tragedy. By Houman Barekat Sleek, lucid, amusing, often beautiful, it’s Chekhov with ...

Anton Chekhov was probably the least statuesque major Russian writer of his generation. He wrote short stories rather than novels, lived modestly, and rarely boomed out complicated philosophical ideas ...

I will be the first to admit I am not an expert on the works of Chekhov. Widely regarded as one of the fathers of modernism in theater, Anton Chekhov is known for his storytelling realism. His ...

In the summer of 1884, shortly after qualifying as a doctor in Moscow, Anton Chekhov began working at a district hospital. “I am in fine fettle, for I have my medical diploma in my pocket,” he ...

Concord Theatricals has secured exclusive worldwide English language stage licensing rights to Heidi Schreck’s translation and adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya for its Samuel French imprint. ...

In ANTON CHEKHOV'S THE DUEL, escalating animosity between two men with opposing philosophies of life is played out against the backdrop of a decaying seaside resort along the Black Sea coast. Laevsky ...

Peter Eotvos’s “Three Sisters,” based on the 1900 play by Anton Chekhov, is at the festival this year for the first time. By A.J. Goldmann What is it about Chekhov’s melancholy inaction hero that ...