Chekhov in Sussex

Chekhov in Hell has had another outing, this time by students of Bede's Senior School in East Sussex under the guidance of Richard Waring. I couldn't make the show (in early May), but I've seen a DVD of it and it's a strong, bold, intelligently cartoonish production around a strong central performance. The play was trimmed and reordered - the most interesting thought being to place the 'Northern Lights' scene at the end, during which the very first scene - Chekhov's death - is gradually recreated, making the events of the play seem to be the fevered dreams of a dying man. Good to see Chekhov still out in the world.