Posts tagged Chekhov

Three Sisters – Review

“Have you ever read anything by Chekhov?”

It was the damning denouement given by the kind of theatregoers you’d expect to be in the audience watching a play by Chekhov at the Royal Exchange in Manchester. We’d just finished watching a tour de force from RashDash, who had co-produced along with the Royal Exchange a new version of Chekhov’s celebrated play, Three Sisters, and quite frankly it was one of the most memorable evening’s theatre that I’ve had the pleasure to watch in recent memory.

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The Cherry Orchard – Review

There is nothing quite like a good old classic being put on by one of the major theatre houses in Manchester. The tried and tested themes that have captivated audiences of the past are often recycled for a newer generation to enjoy and appreciate once again. Anton Chekhov and his final play The Cherry Orchard has been given the Royal Exchange treatment and as you would expect it is far from a conventional staging.

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