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This adaptation by David Hare premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in 1997 starring Ralph Fiennes



This is a drama of a Russian landowner's half-farcical, half serious personal crisis as he plummets fast into domestic and philosophical chaos. The central scene concerns a debate between the landowner and the young doctor about honesty. The latter thinks that honesty is to do with blurting out offensive truths, whilst the former insists that no-one can acquire honesty unless they have the self knowledge to examine their own motives. By turns despairing and passionate, this play offers an insight into a robust young writer, exploring themes that were to interest him in his later plays.



Ivanov A Play in Four Acts Methuen New Theatrescripts Modern Plays

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    A Paperback by Anton Chekhov, David Hare, David Hare

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
      Published 1/17/1997 12:03:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780413710505
      978-0413710505
      ISBN-10 0413710505
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      Poetry Books by Anton Chekhov

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This adaptation by David Hare premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in 1997 starring Ralph Fiennes



      This is a drama of a Russian landowner's half-farcical, half serious personal crisis as he plummets fast into domestic and philosophical chaos. The central scene concerns a debate between the landowner and the young doctor about honesty. The latter thinks that honesty is to do with blurting out offensive truths, whilst the former insists that no-one can acquire honesty unless they have the self knowledge to examine their own motives. By turns despairing and passionate, this play offers an insight into a robust young writer, exploring themes that were to interest him in his later plays.



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