Three Sisters (Oberon Modern Plays) - Softcover

Anton Chekhov

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9781783190997: Three Sisters (Oberon Modern Plays)

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ISBN 10: 178319099X ISBN 13: 9781783190997

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2014

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Three sisters. Three thousand miles from home. Overworked Olga, wild Masha and idealistic Irina dream of returning. Living in a world of deceit, desire and hard drinking, it's difficult but is there something else holding them back? Reworked for the 21st century by award-winning writer Anya Reiss, this searing new version of Chekhov's most haunting masterpiece reunites the team behind 2012';s critically acclaimed, sell-out hit, The Seagull

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Review:

‘...a vital and vibrant production that remains highly respectful of its source material... Chekhov would cheer.’ Four stars – Evening Standard

--Evening Standard

'Anya Reiss’s contemporary version is crisp, fluid and lively and reinforces just how close we feel to Chekhov’s characters' Financial Times

--Financial Times

'Anya Reiss' new version of Anton Chekhov's Three Sisters is a characteristically assured piece of work, beautifully updating this classic...It's a fluid and compelling transposition, re-affirming the relevance of Chekhov today.' What's On Stage

--What's On Stage

About the Author:

Anya wrote her first play when she was 14 and then became a member of the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers' Programme. Last year she was invited to take part in the Royal Court's Supergroup of young writers.

Her debut play, Spur of the Moment (written when she was 17) opened to fantastic acclaim at the Royal Court Theatre in July 2010, winning her the award for Most Promising Playwright at both the Evening Standard and Critics Circle awards. It also won the TMA Theatre Award for Best New Play in 2010.

Her sophomore play The Acid Test was staged at the Royal Court in 2011 to a sell-out run and great reviews.

Anya will be contributing a piece to the Bush Theatre's 66 Books: A Contemporary Response to the King James Bible, which opens in October.

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