David Allen is a senior lecturer in drama at the University of Wolverhampton. He has written numerous articles on Chekhov, and is the author of Stanislavski for Beginners and the forthcoming Chekhov for Beginners.

• Introduction PART I Chekhov and Stanislavski 1 ‘The theatre of mood’: the Moscow Art Theatre 2 ‘Stanislavski has ruined my play … ’ 3 ‘The line of intuition and feeling’: Chekhov and the Stanislavski ‘system’ PART II Chekhov in Russia: after Stanislavski 4 Vakhtangov and Meyerhold 5 Efros and Lyubimov PART III Chekhov in America 6 Lee Strasberg: truth in acting 7 Andrei Serban: upstaging the playwright? 8 The Wooster Group: Brace Up! Contents PART IV Chekhov in England 9 Theodore Komisarjevsky 10 Jonathan Miller 11 Conclusion

'This exploration of notable productions... is an excellent idea... written with lively curiosity' - Plays International'Writing with grace and clarity, David Allen takes us in Performing Chekhov to the source of the American Method.' - Forster Hirsch, American Theatre