Chekhov's First Play

Battersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London
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This event ended on Saturday 10th of November 2018
Admission
£15 - £26
Venue Information
Battersea Arts Centre (BAC)
Lavender Hill, SW11 5TN
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
Clapham Junction 0.40 miles

Dead Centre

Part of Phoenix Season

‘I’m having absolutely nothing to do with the theatre or the human race. They can all go to hell.’ Anton Chekhov

During the turmoil of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Maria Chekhov, Anton’s sister, placed many of her late brother’s manuscripts and papers in a safety deposit box in Moscow. In 1921 Soviet scholars opened the box and discovered a play.

The title page was missing. The play they found has too many characters, too many themes, too much action. All in all, it’s generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life.

Dead Centre’s deconstructed and absurd take on Chekhov’s First Play explores the essence of Chekhov and of performance itself.

Running Time: 75 mins
Age Recommendation: 12+


'A perceptive and funny dismantling of theatre'
The Stage

'Riveting. Takes a wrecking ball to theatrical convention'
The Irish Times

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