Table of Contents

Introduction Section 1: Chekhov in Russia, 1. The Seagull has perished, 2. The Theatre of Mood: The Moscow Art Theatre, 3. Stanislavski has ruined my play, 4. The Line of Intuition and Feeling: Chekhov and the Stanislavski System, 5. Vakhtangov and Meyerhold, 6. Efros and Lyubimov, Section 2: Chekhov in America 7. Lee Strasberg: Truth in Acting, 8. Andrei Serban: Upstaging the Playwright?, 9. The Wooster Group: Brace Up!, Section 3: Chekhov in England, 10. Theodore Komisarjevsky, 11. Jonathan Miller, 12. Mike Alfreds Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index