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The Parasol: Adapted from the Novel 'Three Years'

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  2w, 8m

Anton Chekhov, Frank Dunai

The Parasol
by Anton Chekhov, adapted from the novel "Three Years" by Frank Dunai

The Parasol: Adapted from the Novel 'Three Years'

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 8m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Period

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Summary
Adapted from Chekhov's novel 'Three Years' by Frank Dunai; first presented at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough (directed by Alan Ayckbourn) and subsequently at the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, starring Simon Cadell and Maggie O'Neill.
M8 (20s, 30s, 50s, 60, 80) F2 (21, 30).
  • Setting 2 drawing-rooms, an office.

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"The Parasol has an authentic Chekhovian feel - the bourgeois boredom and guilt, the aching, aimless loneliness - without the musty archaism we get in some translations. It's crisp and sharply witty and has the emotional directness of the real thing ... I

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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...

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Frank Dunai

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