Chekhov's First Play

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Im 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, Antons sister, placed many of her late brothers 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, its generally dismissed as unstageable. Like life. A new play by Dead Centre, creators of the OBIE / Fringe First winning LIPPY.

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Multilayered, metatheatrical and full of magpie borrowings... dense yet simple... extraordinarily textured both visually and aurally. * The Guardian on 'LIPPY' *

Author Bio

Dead Centre are Bush Moukarzel and Ben Kidd. They are based between Dublin and London. They are the creators of the OBIE award-winning LIPPY (winner of a Fringe First, Herald Angel Award and the Irish Times Theatre Award for Best Production).