Why did turn-of-the-20th century Russian playwright Anton Chekhov name “Uncle Vanya ... his love for medicine and now cares only for vodka, saving the environmentally threatened forest ...

A befuddled “Uncle Vanya” can often be found dozing amid a deep pile of pillows in the drawing room. Related Articles Things To Do | New gallery showcases San Jose Museum of Art collection ...

Anton Chekhov in Shakespeare's Globe. No pressure there! What's the vibe like, because I think this is the first time Chekov's been done here? Yes. I think that everyone is very aware of the ...

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews In German director Thomas Ostermeier’s engrossing update of Anton Chekhov ...

The first time I tried a barrel-aged vodka, I laughed it off as a fad. Sure, I thought, it’s common knowledge that so-called “brown spirits” like whiskey and aged rum acquire their amber hue ...

By Demetrios Matheou While Anton Chekhov always thought of The Seagull as a comedy, that fact has frequently been forgotten through productions that fall into the soporific trap set by angsty ...

That's how Zachary Hart (who plays Simon Medvedenko) opens Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull, adapted by German director Thomas Ostermeier, at the Barbican Theatre. The Seagull is a play written by ...

Relations with Russia may be icier than ever, but mutual antipathy has never dented our love for Chekhov. To all intents and purposes the man wrote four plays, and they’re never far from our ...

DISAPPOINTED Anton Ferdinand exits Dancing on Ice after an 'up and down' journey. The former footballer was revealed by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern to have come in third place. Anton ...

Anton Du Beke's wife had a brutal one-word assessment of the Strictly Come Dancing star after they first met. Anton revealed he met wife Hannah Summers at charity event at a golf club. Despite a ...

Let’s be clear: A list of the best monologues for actors will never be perfect. I have audition monologues that I personally love, such as Hamlet’s advice to the players—beautiful poetry, a ...

Conor McPherson has written 12 shows including St. Nicholas (Playwright), The Weir (Playwright), This Lime Tree Bower (Playwright), Dublin Carol (Playwright), Shining City (Playwright), The ...