Chekhov in Performance

For a full understanding of any text careful consideration must be given to its life in performance. In this rewarding study of four of Chekhov''s major plays - Uncle Vanya The Seagull The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters - J. L. Styan demonstrates the development of Chekhov''s skills as a dramatist and discusses stage action portrayal of character differing twentieth-century productions and the audience reactions they evoked.