Vishnevyi sad - Chekhov Anton Pavlovich

Drama is a special art. As you know, Chekhov's contemporaries in the perception of his plays were divided into two camps. Hot fans of the Art Theatre were met with polite indifference or outright dislike even those who were very disposed to Chekhov-prose. "Chekhov is an undoubted talent, but his plays are bad. They don't solve issues, there is no content," Tolstoy repeated in conversations. "His plays are far from the best he has written..." said I. Bunin. A lot changed in the 20th century. With the development of the director's theatre drama as a text has lost its meaning - it lives and dies in the play. And only a few pieces - probably they are called classics - it is necessary not only to see on stage, but also to read.