Adapting Chekhov in the 21st Century : Seven Contemporary Plays - Frances Babbage

Adapting Chekhov in the 21st Century

Seven Contemporary Plays

By: Frances Babbage (Editor), RashDash, Bonnie Greer, Dead Centre

Paperback | 20 March 2025

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Rediscover Anton Chekhov's acclaimed works in radical, creative new ways.

The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard: Chekhov's major plays have been perennially popular since the late 19th century. But, as a new wave of diverse, contemporary theatre makers engage with his legendary works, these classics are transformed and reimagined by bold new approaches. In doing so, Chekhov's original drama is not only explored but reanimated and interrogated in revolutionary ways.

From an ambitious one-person production, to a dance-poetry-play hybrid, to an intergalactic voyage, Chekhovâs work has never been so expansive or his experimental spirit so realised. This collection draws together seven contrasting adaptations, ranging from the formally inventive, to those that relocate the originals in times and places that expose forces of privilege and power.

With an introduction by Frances Babbage which equips the reader with key methods of conceptualising dramatic adaptation, as well as providing a critical overview of the long history of Chekhovian rewritings for the stage, Adapting Chekhov in the 21st Century is a much-needed tool for adaptation and theatre studies students and Chekhov enthusiasts alike.

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