13 Top theatre books like The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

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The Three Sisters

By: Anton Chekhov

3.06

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, The Three Sistersprobes the lives and dreams of …

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Cover of The Wild Duck by David Eldridge, Henrik Ibsen

1. The Wild Duck

By: David Eldridge , Henrik Ibsen

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

David Eldridge's new version of Ibsen's classic, published to tie-in with the production at the Don… read more

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"Folk er syke, omtrent alle ihop dessverre."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"He is suffering from an acute attack of integrity."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"...brug ikke det udenlandske ord: Idealer, vi har jo det gode norske Løgne."

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

"Most people are ennobled by the actual presence of death. But how long do you suppose this nobility will last in him?"

-David Eldridge, The Wild Duck

Cover of Miss Julie by David French, August Strindberg

2. Miss Julie

By: David French , August Strindberg

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The mortal conflict of the sexes, traced here by Strindberg in the clash between an aristocratic yo… read more

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  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett

3. Waiting for Godot

By: Samuel Beckett

3.63

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Cuando en 1953 se estreno en Paris Esperando a Godot, casi nadie sabia quien era Samuel Beckett, sa… read more

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  • plays
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4. The Master Builder

By: Henrik Ibsen

4.82

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

First performed in 1892, this psychological drama is one of the great Norwegian playwright's most s… read more

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  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
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5. The Storm

By: Aleksandr Ostrovsky

3.50

Format: 218 pages, Paperback

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  • russia
  • russian literature
  • classics
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of The Inspector General by Nikolai Gogol, None, None

6. The Inspector General

By: Nikolai Gogol , None , None

2.70

Format: None pages, Paperback

Considered the high point of Gogol's writing for the stage and a masterpiece of dramatic satire, Th… read more

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  • russia
  • russian literature
  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
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7. Rosmersholm

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.73

Format: 123 pages, Paperback

A portrait of idealism and democracy floundering in a society of conservatism and opportunism, cons… read more

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  • classics
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  • drama
"Live, work, act. Don’t sit here and brood."

-Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm

"Your reading has introduced you to a hotch-potch of new ideas and opinions; you have made a certain acquaintance with researches that are going on in various directions— researches that seem to you t…"

-Henrik Ibsen, Rosmersholm

Cover of Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, William Archer

8. Hedda Gabler

By: Henrik Ibsen , William Archer

3.93

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hedda Gabler, the daughter of a deceased General, marries dull George Tesman and foresees a life of… read more

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  • classics
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  • drama
Cover of The Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov

9. The Three Sisters

By: Anton Chekhov

3.06

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901, The Three Sistersprobes the lives and dreams of … read more

Similar categories in Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters book and Anton Chekhov's The Three Sisters

  • russia
  • russian literature
  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama
Cover of The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky, None

10. The Lower Depths

By: Maxim Gorky , None

4.15

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

This compelling 1902 play, considered Gorky's masterpiece, centers on a group of wretched souls who… read more

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  • russia
  • russian literature
  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
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  • drama
Cover of Mother Courage and Her Children by David Hare, Bertolt Brecht

11. Mother Courage and Her Children

By: David Hare , Bertolt Brecht

3.78

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Widely considered one of the great dramatic creations of the modern stage, "Mother Courage and Her … read more

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  • classics
  • theatre
  • fiction
  • plays
  • drama

12. The Ghost Sonata

By: August Strindberg , None

3.59

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

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Cover of A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, Michael   Meyer

13. A Doll's House

By: Henrik Ibsen , Michael Meyer

3.76

Format: 122 pages, Paperback

A Doll's House (1879), is a masterpiece of theatrical craft which, for the first time portrayed the… read more

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"Laughter's all the damned thing's fit for."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"I must make up my mind which is right – society or I."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"لن تفقدوني طويلاً، فالراحلون سرعان ما ينطوون في زوايا النسيان."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

"أنا ارى الناس صنفين .. صنف تعشقه المرأة، وصنف تحب أن تتجاذب معه أطراف الحديث."

-Henrik Ibsen, A Doll's House

14. An Enemy of the People

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.84

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

An Enemy of the people (original Norwegian title: En folkefiende) is an 1882 play by Norwegian play… read more

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15. The Birthday Party

By: Harold Pinter

3.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Stanley Webber is visited in his boarding house by strangers, Goldberg and McCann. An innocent-seem… read more

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16. The Father

By: August Strindberg

3.61

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Many experiences in the personal life of dramatist August Strindberg involved duels between the sex… read more

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"You do much worse things- you who can see to other planets."- Bertha, "The Father"

-August Strindberg, The Father

"Yes, I am crying although I am a man. But has not a man eyes! Has not a man hands, limbs, senses, thoughts, passions? Is he not fed with the wine food, hurt by the same weapons, warmed and cooled by …"

-August Strindberg, The Father

17. The Caucasian Chalk Circle

By: Bertolt Brecht , Eric Bentley

4.75

Format: 14 pages, Paperback

Few authors have had such a dramatic effect as Bertolt Brecht. His work has helped to shape a gener… read more

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18. Ghosts

By: Henrik Ibsen

3.88

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

"Ghosts" is the story of Helen Alving, a widow who is haunted by the many mistresses of her decease… read more

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19. The Dance of Death

By: August Strindberg , Stephen Mulrine

3.94

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

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20. Boris Godunov

By: Alexander Pushkin

4.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

TSAR. Is it possible? An unfrocked monk against us Leads rascal troops, a truant friar dares write … read more

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4.26

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3.50

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2.70

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