Anton Chekhov
Emilia Clarke: ‘The best place in the world is backstage at a theatre’
The Game of Thrones star on her self-doubt as the hit show took off, her decision to write about her brain aneurysms and showing her love through baking
Kathryn Bromwich
26, Jun, 2022 @7:00 AM
In brief: A Swim in a Pond in the Rain; The Slow Road to Tehran; Drift – review
George Saunders leads a writing masterclass, Rebecca Lowe goes on a cycling adventure and Caryl Lewis makes a magical English-language fiction debut
Ben East
01, May, 2022 @10:30 AM
The Cherry Orchard review – Ian McKellen is brilliantly poignant in resonant adaptation
Artfully combining clumsiness with precision, McKellen’s Firs is the highlight of a production marked by arresting gestures and modern parallels
Mark Lawson
14, Oct, 2021 @8:27 AM
Smoking Is Bad for You review – Chekhov with a breath of fresh air
Ali Watt is superb in an adaptation of two Chekhov short stories in this pioneering theatre’s fine new outdoor space
Clare Brennan
29, Aug, 2021 @10:00 AM
Sex Education’s Aimee Lou Wood: ‘I was in so much pain underneath it all’
The Bafta-winning star talks about stage fright, embarrassing scenes, and the torment that lay behind her desire to please people
Barbara Ellen
28, Aug, 2021 @3:00 PM
Take risks and tell the truth: how to write a great short story
Drawing on writers from Anton Chekhov to Kit de Waal, Donal Ryan explores the art of writing short fiction. Plus Chris Power on the best books for budding short story writers
Donal Ryan
14, Aug, 2021 @8:00 AM
The Seagull review – the setting is the star as Chekhov comes to Galway
Lady Augusta Gregory’s former home is an apt backdrop for this transposition of the play to 1880s Ireland
Helen Meany
12, Aug, 2021 @11:57 AM
Janet Malcolm obituary
Staff writer for the New Yorker who wrote about the practice of journalism, art and biography
Ian Jack
01, Jul, 2021 @4:58 PM
Top 10 books about duels | Dan Glaister
Bewitching writers of a certain romantic, invariably male, predisposition, duels have inspired the likes of Pushkin, Casanova and Chekhov, and some excellent history titles
Dan Glaister
12, May, 2021 @9:25 AM
Ian McKellen's long-awaited return as Hamlet set for June
Shakespeare tragedy will be followed by The Cherry Orchard with a cast including Steven Berkoff and Jenny Seagrove
Chris Wiegand
19, Mar, 2021 @8:38 AM
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain by George Saunders review – rules for good writing, and more
The spell of words ... a wonderful book in which a Booker prizewinner explains what makes classic short stories work so well
Tessa Hadley
06, Jan, 2021 @7:30 AM
George Saunders: 'These trenches we're in are so deep'
The Booker-winning author on what Russian short stories can teach us, late-life realisations and why he doesn’t like social media
Killian Fox
02, Jan, 2021 @6:00 PM
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