Three Sisters

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Event Three Sisters
Venue The Opera House (1977-), Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand
Umbrella Event New Zealand International Arts Festival 2008
First Date 22 February 2008
Opening Date 22 February 2008
Last Date 26 February 2008
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Billed as one of the hottest theatre tickets of 2007, Three Sisters dazzles and surprises with its stellar Russian ensemble cast. Under the strong direction of Declan Donnellan, Chekhov's celebrated play unforgettably bursts out into entirely new dimensions.
Arguably the greatest play of the 20th century, Three Sisters is a sweeping family saga. Olga, Masha and Irvina live with their brother Andrey in a small provincial town, dreaming of a better life in Moscow while dealing with the frustrations and dissatisfactions of the present. The arrival of the debonair officer Vershinin turns their world upside down. The family's eternal struggle to find meaning in life is charted by the changing moods of the play.
Donnellan together with Nick Ormerod formed Cheek by Jowl in 1981. It has been hailed as ne of the 10 greatest theatre companies in the world, making its mark on the theatre world with a drive to re-examine classic texts, emphasising the actor's art. Cheek by Jowl productions have been seen in hundreds of counties.
Donnellan and Ormerod have been collaborating with Russian companies, including the Bolshoi and Maly Theatre of St Petersberg, since the mid-1980s. Donnellan became the first non-Russian to win a prestigious Golden Mask award - Russia's premiere theatre award. Building on this success, Donnellan and Ormerod formed a company in Moscow with some of the greatest Russian actors of our day under the auspices of the Chekhov Festival.
This co-production of Three Sisters is a sublime, achingly humane interpretation of one of Chekhov's finest plays.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
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Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nick Ormerod Designer
Declan Donnellan Director
Works
Text Nationality England
Russia
Production Nationality England
Russia
Event Status Completed
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Source Description
Programme 2008 New Zealand International Festival of the Arts programme
Event Identifier 155290
Dataset AusStage