Modern Plays

By: William Boyd

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Paperback | 28 April 2013 | Edition Number 1

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All things pass - is this your philosophy? Is there no room for love in your philosophy of life?
Renowned and best-selling novelist William Boyd, CBE, adapts two Chekhov short stories to weave a comic tale about nineteenth-century Russian provincial life, both familiar and unfamiliar.
When Kolia is invited to visit his oldest friends on their Estate in the country he anticipates a pleasant break from Moscow life. But as the comedy of provincial life plays out around him, he finds himself adrift in a miasma of false expectations, missed opportunities, and unspoken passions.
Longing was published to coincide with its production on the Hampstead Theatre' s main stage from the 28th February 2012 to the 13th April 2013.

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Fascinating . . . there is real ingenuity here, and a manifest love and understanding of the Russian writer ... Boyd ingeniously combines these two narrative strands . . . a truly Chekhovian atmosphere of rueful longing and the cruel inequality of love . . .this partnership between William Boyd and Anton Chekhov is undoubtedly blessed with both wit and moments of deeper feeling. -- Charles Spencer * Telegraph *
The play itself is a reverent tribute to Chekhov. There is no mistaking the depth of Boyd's immersion in his work -- Henry Hitchings * Evening Standard *

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