[Reader-list] theatre reading - Russia Dying

[Kuhu Tanvir]

The First City Theatre Foundation
invites you to

OFF THE MANTLE#10
The First City Theatre Readings

Russia Dying

New versions of Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard and Alexei Arbuzov's The Promise

12 June 2008 | 7 pm | The Attic (36, Regal Building. Connaught Place)



To celebrate its tenth Off The Mantle reading, The First City Theatre
Foundation picks scenes from two recent rewritings of classic plays
from the Russian theatre. The first is American playwright David
Mamet's adaptation of Chekhov's masterpiece, The Cherry Orchard.
Audacious and consistently arresting, Mamet's version blows a gust of
fresh air into this classic. Similarly, Nick Dear's striking
adaptation of The Promise brings out the lyrical subtleties of Alexei
Arbuzov's original play from the 60s – a powerfully historic and
ironic drama set amidst the post-war reconstruction in Russia.



For more details call: 011-46070317 | email: theatre at firstcitydelhi.com