OVERVIEW

• Playwright

  Bush Moukarzel 

• Adapted / Translated From

  Anton Chekhov

• Author Notes

  Adapted from Laurence Senelick's translation of Chekhov's untitled play commonly known as "Platonov".

• Notes

  Co-commissioned by Battersea Arts Centre and Irish Arts Center, New York.

• Synopsis

  During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Anton's sister, placed many of her late brother's manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow. In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box, and discovered a play. The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, it's generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life.

• Play Type

  Adaptation/Translation
  

  Number Of Acts

  Full-Length

Cast size

• Male

  3

• Female

  3

• Total

  6

• Cast Notes

  The additional character Platonov was played by an audience member.

Original Production

• Date of First Production

  26 September 2015

• Production Notes

  Also co-produced by Baltoscandal (Rakvere), Théâtre national de Bordeaux en Aquitaine. Project co-produced by NXTSTP, with the support of the Culture Programme of the European Union.

• Producer

  Co-produced by Dead Centre and Dublin Theatre Festival

• Original Venue

  Samuel Beckett Theatre
  

Source Of Information

The information for this entry was taken from the original production programme.