The Seagull: An Insiders' Account Of The Groundbreaking Moscow Production

Synopsis

Foreword: How The New Chekhov Began -- Anton Chekhov's The Seagull On The Russian Stage. Introduction: Slaughtering Sacred Seagulls: Anatoly Efros's Production Of The Seagull At The Lenkom In 1966 -- What Kind Of Play Is The Seagull? -- The Seagull Is Very Difficult To Produce -- Efros's Preliminary Thoughts On The Seagull -- Rehearsal Records Of Anatoly Efros's Production Of The Seagull At The Lenkom Theatre, 1965-1966 -- About The Transcripts -- Cast List -- Epilogue -- How Quickly Time Passes! Translated And Edited By James Thomas ; With A Foreword By Anatoly Smeliansky. Consists Of Director Efros' Articles About Chekhov And The Seagull, His Diaries, Interviews And Conversations, And The Original Rehearsal Records. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 203-205) And Index.