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Uncle Anton and the sisters; Chekhov in London.('Uncle Vanya,' 'Afterplay' and 'Ivanov')

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From: The Economist (US)
Date: 20021012
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London's love affair with Chekhov's plays burns more fiercely than ever

THE ever-so-Russian Anton Chekhov tends to be a constant of the London stage, but it is nonetheless rare to find three of his plays--well, two, and a third directly inspired by him--opening in the capital within four days of one another. And yet, that very scenario is currently offering London theatregoers a crash course in the crushed hopes and unfulfilled dreams that fuel the writings of the doctor-turned-dramatist, whose work retains its full potency and force a century or more after its birth.

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