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PATRICK MILES |
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Patrick Miles is one of the foremost translators of Russian literature in the country. He spent two and a half years in Russia in the 1970s and 1980s and was made persona non grata' by the Communist regime. He has directed his own translations of IVANOV, THE CHERRY ORCHARD and Chekhov's vaudevilles on the Edinburgh Fringe, and has translated Turgenev, Bulgakov, Vampilov and Rozovskiy for the National Theatre (where he was literary consultant for two years). Patrick is also editor of CHEKHOV ON THE BRITISH STAGE(Cambridge University Press, 1993) and runs his own translation agency in Cambridge.
Plays by Patrick Miles
Cherry Orchard, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | White Bear Theatre, 138 Kennington Park Road, London SE11 4DJ >>> | 02 Feb 2011 | ||||
Company: | Grey Swan in association with the White Bear Theatre | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #124632 | |||
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Genre: | 180 min Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov | |||||
Synopsis: | In a world on the edge of change, a family struggles to come to terms with the threatened sale of their home - their Cherry Flower Estate. After five years away Ranyevskaya has returned from Paris penniless. Her family dream of planned marriages, bank loans and asking distant relatives for financial help to save their estate, while a local friend and businessman proposes cutting down the orchard to build luxury villas and holiday homes. Dreams are formed, new futures are drawn up and love and friendship offered, while the auction date moves ever closer | |||||
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Duck Hunting | ||
| 1st Produced: | 1996 | |||||
Company: | WHen. | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Two Plays by Aleksandr Vampilov" published by Bramcote Press, 1994 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #78129 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Aleksander Vampilov | |||||
Synopsis: | Zilov's is a life ruled by passion. Passion for women, for vodka and a passion for ducks. One day he might even kill one. This time he is prevented from leaving by a freak downpour. His friends, outraged by one drunken outburst too many, send him a wreath and his thoughts turn to the past: his life, his loves and the ducks he has missed. | |||||
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Sara | ||
| 1st Produced: | 09 Feb 1999 | |||||
Company: | WHen. | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #78128 | |||
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Genre: | Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 6 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov, a version of Ivanov | |||||
Synopsis: | Sara was a Jewess. For Ivanov, she left her family and became a Christian. Now as she fights illness, his love begins to fade. Imprisoned in a community driven by spite and gossip, can she find the power and faith to bring him back to her? | |||||
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Summer in Chulimsk | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Two Plays by Aleksandr Vampilov" published by Bramcote Press, 1994 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #80879 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Aleksander Vampilov | |||||
Synopsis: | n/a | |||||
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