Kategoria BISAC: Drama >> Russian & Former Soviet Union

This version of A Government Inspector is a Yorkshire take on Gogol's 1836 fantastical Russian satire. The setting is here transposed to a small northern town in the twenty-first century, geographically and culturally remote from the centre of government.

Into a small Pennine town a mysterious stranger is mistaken for a government inspector. Fearing discovery of their corrupt goings-on, the town's unscrupulous councillors attempt to ingratiate themselves. Bribes, backhanders and brown envelopes abound, and the young chap, who has an eye for a quick buck, takes full advantage...

A refreshingly intimate and modern spin on a Chekhovian classic.

"Devastatingly beautiful. . . . People are going to be talking about this one for years."?"The Village Voice"

One of the most-produced playwrights in the United States, Annie Baker lends her truthful observation and elegant command of the colloquial to Chekhov's despairing masterpiece. A critical hit in its sold-out Off-Broadway premiere, this contemporary telling is "the most intimate and engaging exploration of Chekhov's bleak comedy since Andre Gregory's "Vanya on 42nd Street"" (Bloomberg News).

Annie Baker's works...

A broad, panoramic view of Russian imperial society from the era of Peter the Great to the revolutions of 1917, Wirtschafter s study sets forth a challenging interpretation of one of the world s most powerful and enduring monarchies. A sophisticated synthesis that combines extensive reading of recent scholarship with archival research, it focuses on the interplay of Russia s key social groups with one another and the state. The result is a highly original history of Russian society that illuminates the relationships between state building, large-scale social structures, and everyday life....

The touch and movement senses have a large place in the modern arts. This is widely discussed and celebrated, often enough as if it represents a breakthrough in a primarily visual age. This book turns to history to show just how significant movement and the sense of movement were to pioneers of modernism at the turn of the 20th century. It makes this history vivid through a picture of movement in the lives of an extraordinary generation of Russian artists, writers, theatre people and dancers bridging the last years of the tsars and the Revolution. Readers will gain a new perspective on the...

Connor Murray is back Connor is living in Israel, enjoying the good life, when his world changes in a matter of seconds...for good. Will he see Natasha again? What is the world searching for before it's too late? What is the Motherland? I'm more excited about this book than any I have written so far. It's a powerful story. Motherland is a page-turning, hair-raising, thrill ride of suspense. The ending is shocking of course...as usual, you won't see it coming.

Connor Murray is back Connor is living in Israel, enjoying the good life, when his world changes in a matter of seconds...for good. Will he see Natasha again? What is the world searching for before it's too late? What is the Motherland? I'm more excited about this book than any I have written so far. It's a powerful story. Motherland is a page-turning, hair-raising, thrill ride of suspense. The ending is shocking of course...as usual, you won't see it coming.