Jenny Eastop

Vaudevilles post-show video and photos: Seeing the surprisingly funny side of Anton Chekhov
Vaudevilles post-show video and photos: Seeing the surprisingly funny side of Anton Chekhov

Vaudevilles post-show video and photos: Seeing the surprisingly funny side of Anton Chekhov

By Terri Paddock|2021-10-29T10:44:14+01:0028 October 2021|Tags: Andy Secombe, Anton Chekhov, Anton Chekhov's Vaudevilles, Jenny Eastop, Laura Hall, Mercurius Theatre, Michael Frayn, Post-show Q&As, Sam Denia, Terri Paddock events, White Bear Theatre|

Anton Chekhov is, of course, best known for his "big five" classic plays: Ivanov, The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. None of which, though the author himself labelled them tragicomedies, are associated with hilarity.

Anton Chekhov’s Vaudevilles
Anton Chekhov’s Vaudevilles

Anton Chekhov’s Vaudevilles

By Terri Paddock|2021-10-02T18:13:21+01:0027 October 2021|Tags: Anton Chekhov, Jenny Eastop, Mercurius Theatre, Plays, Terri Paddock events, Vaudevilles, White Bear Theatre|

I have huge respect for Mercurius Theatre and its artistic director Jenny Eastop, who I conducted a Zoom Q&A with during lockdown. I can't wait to do my make my in-person Mercurius Q&A 'debut' with Anton Chekhov's Vaudevilles.