Chekhov's

After an hour of lamenting about the state of the world, I came home with a book of Chekhov's short stories and found the house behind mine on fire, with flames shooting out its back windows and curling up over the roof.

Fire Escape Barry Basden 2012

Some readers were given these stories with a spoiler, others weren't, and only one – Chekhov's The Bet – scored higher in readers' enjoyment rating in its original version than in its "spoilt" version.

Look away now: Do movie spoilers really matter? 2011

But it doesn't make it impenetrable, and there is wit and grace in Chekhov's dialogue, not just in the spoken word, but also what he leaves unsaid by his word choices, and the tiny little moments that convey great import without being ponderous.

Play on Words 2009

But this is the show you certainly shouldn't miss: Cheek By Jowl's all-star Russian ensemble in a wonderfully delicate account of Chekhov's great play that captures all the volatile moods and bitter desolation of the sisters, as well as their playfulness and appetite for life.

This week's new theatre 2011

But this is the show you certainly shouldn't miss: Cheek By Jowl's all-star Russian ensemble in a wonderfully delicate account of Chekhov's great play that captures all the volatile moods and bitter desolation of the sisters, as well as their playfulness and appetite for life.

This week's new theatre 2011

Chekhov's plays are layered with meaning, and I imagine that translating his works to English is a daunting task.

Play on Words 2009

Anton Chekhov's plays, sublime though they are, have a well-deserved reputation for being hard directorial nuts to crack.

The End Of the Line Terry Teachout 2011

To begin with, he's struck the right balance between comedy and melancholy, which is the key to making Chekhov's masterpiece work onstage.

The End Of the Line Terry Teachout 2011

Mr. Belgrader nails it, giving full value to the farcical side of the Gaevs, Chekhov's impoverished family of aristocratic landowners, without ever letting you forget that theirs is the plight of a once-dignified class that has reached the end of its rope.

The End Of the Line Terry Teachout 2011

I remember at school studying Chekhov's Three Sisters.

Diane Setterfield - An interview with author 2010