Russians in Britain

<p>From Komisarjevsky in the 1920s to Cheek by Jowl's Russian 'sister company' almost a century later Russian actor training has had a unique influence on modern British theatre. Russians in Britain edited by Jonathan Pitches is the first work of its type to identify a relationship between both countries' theatrical traditions as continuous as it is complex.</p> <p></p> <p>Unravelling new strands of transmission and translation linking the great Russian émigré practitioners to the second and third generation artists who responded to their ideas Russians in Britain takes in: </p> <ul> <p> <li>Komisarjevsky and the British theatre establishment.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Stanislavsky in the British conservatoire.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Meyerhold in the academy.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Michael Chekhov in the private studio.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Littlewood's Theatre Workshop and the Northern Stage Ensemble.</li> <p></p> <p> <li>Katie Mitchell Declan Donnellan and Michael Boyd.</li> <p></p></ul> <p></p> <p>Charting a hitherto untold story with historical and contemporary implications these nine essays present a compelling alternative history of theatrical practice in the UK.</p>