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Three Sisters (play)

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Three Sisters (play)

Three Sisters (Russian: Три сeстры́, romanized: Tri sestry) is a play by the Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov. It was written in 1900 and first performed in 1901 at the Moscow Art Theatre. The play is often included on the shortlist of Chekhov's outstanding plays, along with The Cherry Orchard, The Seagull and Uncle Vanya.

Infobox

Written by
Anton Chekhov
Characters
Prozorov family: Olga Sergeyevna Prozorova Maria Sergeyevna Kulygina Irina Sergeyevna Prozorova Andrei Sergeyevich Prozorov
Date premiered
1901 (1901), Moscow
Original language
Russian
Genre
Drama
Setting
A provincial Russian garrison town

Tables

· Notable productions
22 June 1964
22 June 1964
Dates
22 June 1964
Production
Actors Studio
Director
Lee Strasberg
Notes
New English version by Randall Jarrell; cast included Geraldine Page, Kim Stanley, Shirley Knight, Robert Loggia, Kevin McCarthy among others
24 May 1965
24 May 1965
Dates
24 May 1965
Production
BBC Home Service
Director
John Tydeman
Notes
English translation by Elisaveta Fen; adapted for radio by Peter Watts; cast included Paul Scofield, Lynn Redgrave, Ian McKellen, Jill Bennett, among others
29 September 1979
29 September 1979
Dates
29 September 1979
Production
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Director
Trevor Nunn
Notes
Version by Richard Cottrell with Suzanne Bertish as Masha, Emily Richard as Irina and Janet Dale as Olga.
28 March 1990
28 March 1990
Dates
28 March 1990
Production
Gate Theatre, Dublin and Royal Court Theatre, London
Director
Adrian Noble
Notes
Version by Frank McGuinness with real-life sisters in the title roles: Sinéad Cusack as Masha, Sorcha Cusack as Olga and Niamh Cusack as Irina. Their father, Cyril Cusack played Chebutykin.
30 August – 13 October 2007
30 August – 13 October 2007
Dates
30 August – 13 October 2007
Production
Soulpepper Theatre, Toronto
Director
László Marton
Notes
Version by Nicolas Billon
November 2008
November 2008
Dates
November 2008
Production
Regent's Canal, Camden, London.
Director
Tanya Roberts
Notes
An adaptation by the Metra Theatre
29 July – 3 August 2008
29 July – 3 August 2008
Dates
29 July – 3 August 2008
Production
Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane
Director
Declan Donnellan
Notes
Chekhov International Theatre Festival (Moscow), part of Brisbane Festival 2008
5 May 2009 – 14 June 2009
5 May 2009 – 14 June 2009
Dates
5 May 2009 – 14 June 2009
Production
Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland
Director
Jon Kretzu
Notes
Adapted by Tracy Letts
12 January – 6 March 2011
12 January – 6 March 2011
Dates
12 January – 6 March 2011
Production
Classic Stage Company, NYC
Director
Austin Pendleton
Notes
Real-life husband and wife actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard starred, alongside Jessica Hecht and Juliet Rylance.
14 February – 8 March 2020
14 February – 8 March 2020
Dates
14 February – 8 March 2020
Production
The Bindery, San Francisco
Director
Angie Higgins
Notes
Starring Marcia Aguilar
Dates
Production
Director
Notes
22 June 1964
Actors Studio
Lee Strasberg
New English version by Randall Jarrell; cast included Geraldine Page, Kim Stanley, Shirley Knight, Robert Loggia, Kevin McCarthy among others
24 May 1965
BBC Home Service
John Tydeman
English translation by Elisaveta Fen; adapted for radio by Peter Watts; cast included Paul Scofield, Lynn Redgrave, Ian McKellen, Jill Bennett, among others
29 September 1979
The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon
Trevor Nunn
Version by Richard Cottrell with Suzanne Bertish as Masha, Emily Richard as Irina and Janet Dale as Olga.
28 March 1990
Gate Theatre, Dublin and Royal Court Theatre, London
Adrian Noble
Version by Frank McGuinness with real-life sisters in the title roles: Sinéad Cusack as Masha, Sorcha Cusack as Olga and Niamh Cusack as Irina. Their father, Cyril Cusack played Chebutykin.
30 August – 13 October 2007
Soulpepper Theatre, Toronto
László Marton
Version by Nicolas Billon
November 2008
Regent's Canal, Camden, London.
Tanya Roberts
An adaptation by the Metra Theatre
29 July – 3 August 2008
Playhouse, QPAC, Brisbane
Declan Donnellan
Chekhov International Theatre Festival (Moscow), part of Brisbane Festival 2008
5 May 2009 – 14 June 2009
Artists Repertory Theatre, Portland
Jon Kretzu
Adapted by Tracy Letts
12 January – 6 March 2011
Classic Stage Company, NYC
Austin Pendleton
Real-life husband and wife actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard starred, alongside Jessica Hecht and Juliet Rylance.
14 February – 8 March 2020
The Bindery, San Francisco
Angie Higgins
Starring Marcia Aguilar

References

  1. The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
  2. According to N. Efros Leonid Leonidov played Solyony. He took up this part indeed, but only after 1903, when he joined M
    http://mxat.ru/history/persons/leonidov_l_m/
  3. Genius
  4. Anton Chekhov
  5. The Elements of Drama
    https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780521092012/page/209
  6. Three Sisters Act 4, Julius West's translation: "NATASHA: Mihail Ivanitch Protopopov will sit with little Sophie, and An
  7. Anton Chekhov at the Moscow Art Theatre
    https://archive.org/details/antonchekhovatmo00gott
  8. Commentaries to Three Sisters (Russian) // Чехов А. П. Полное собрание сочинений и писем: В 30 т. Сочинения: В 18 т. / А
    http://chehov.niv.ru/chehov/text/tri-sestry-primechaniya.htm
  9. Performing Chekhov
    https://archive.org/details/performingchekho00alle
  10. Five Plays
    https://archive.org/details/fiveplays00chek
  11. Internet Broadway Database
    https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/the-three-sisters-3205
  12. Scofieldsperformances.com
    http://www.scofieldsperformances.com/audio2.htm
  13. The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov
    https://archive.org/details/cambridgecompani0000unse_h6p7/page/255
  14. Theatricalia.com
    https://theatricalia.com/play/bk/three-sisters/production/1mf
  15. www.fringereview.co.uk
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140203081228/http://www.fringereview.co.uk/fringeReview/2825.html
  16. "Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Tracy Letts"
    http://www.artistsrep.org/onstage/2008---2009-season/three-sisters.aspx
  17. The New York Times
    https://theater.nytimes.com/2011/02/04/theater/reviews/04three.html
  18. utopiatheaterproject.com
    http://www.utopiatheatreproject.com/
  19. 1942 play review, time.com; accessed 26 January 2015.
    https://web.archive.org/web/20081007212657/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,886023,00.html
  20. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/1990/05/27/theater/theater-novel-casting-for-three-sisters-three-sisters.html?pagewanted=all&src=pm
  21. Theatre Alba Edinburgh Festival Fringe Programme, August 1999
  22. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2003/nov/10/theatre
  23. Ziua
    http://www.ziua.ro/display.php?data=2003-03-14&id=112644&kword=trei+surori+radu+afrim
  24. Observator Cultural
    https://www.observatorcultural.ro/articol/ghidusiile-lui-afrim/
  25. agenda.liternet.ro
    https://web.archive.org/web/20140706192715/https://agenda.liternet.ro/articol/18103/Miruna-Runcan/Polemica-esuind-in-nisip-II.html
  26. The Independent
    https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/reviews/three-sisters-lyric-hammersmith-london-1879681.html
  27. Dcmetrotheaterarts.com
    http://dcmetrotheaterarts.com/2017/03/20/review-no-sisters-the-studio-theatre/
  28. Sydney Theatre Company
    https://www.sydneytheatre.com.au/whats-on/productions/2017/three-sisters
  29. Nick Hern Books
    https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/plays-to-perform/three-sisters-on-hope-street
  30. The Guardian
    https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2011/sep/17/three-sisters-blake-morrison-review
  31. John Byrne's Three Sisters theatre programme, Tron Theatre Company, Glasgow, (2014)
  32. New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/18/theater/review-chekhovs-three-sisters-now-with-upspeak-and-emojis.html
  33. Variety
    https://variety.com/2019/legit/reviews/moscow-moscow-moscow-review-play-1203271825/
  34. BRAVA for Women in the Arts
    https://www.brava.org/all-events/2021/6/4/the-palacios-sisters
  35. DC Theater Arts
    https://dctheaterarts.org/2024/02/05/triumphant-las-hermanas-palacios-adapts-chekhovs-three-sisters-at-gala/
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