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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
A superb imitation of [[Anton Chekhov|Chekov]]'s own style, the play is an examination of the writer and his relationships with his colleagues and his work. Winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Distinguished Playwrighting.
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In a superb imitation of [[Anton Chekhov|Chekov]]'s own style, the play offers an examination of the writer and his relationships with his colleagues and his work. Winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Distinguished Playwrighting.
  
 
Published by [[Samuel French]]
 
Published by [[Samuel French]]

Latest revision as of 15:39, 13 October 2025

Chekhov in Yalta is a comedy written by Americans John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow.

The original text

In a superb imitation of Chekov's own style, the play offers an examination of the writer and his relationships with his colleagues and his work. Winner of the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for Distinguished Playwrighting.

Published by Samuel French

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1985: Produced by PACT, starring James Borthwick, Frantz Dobrowsky, Richard Haines, Jacqui Singer, Charlotte Butler and Billy Second.

Sources

PACT pamphlet Let Us Build a Heritage, 1984/85.


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