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Chekhov’s buttercup
Anton Chekhov wrote The Three Sisters in 1900, just before the revolutionary turmoil and societal changes of the early 20th century. It premiered on January 31, 1901, at the Moscow Art Theatre, founded by Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. It feels more like a novel than a play, with years passing between acts, and no…
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Misogyny and patriarchy
I had not read or seen this play before, so I do not know how much Joe Hill-Gibbins adapted the original written in 1881, but it felt incredibly current and contemporary. I also do not know, whether it is through his directing that the performance, at least to me, seemed to be centred on the…
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