Wild Honey (play)

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Wild Honey is a 1984 adaptation by British playwright Michael Frayn of an earlier play by Anton Chekhov. The original work, a sprawling five-hour drama from Chekhov's earliest years as a writer, has no title but it is usually known in English as Platonov, from its principal character "Mikhail Platonov", a disillusioned provincial schoolmaster.[1]

Frayn's adaptation was given its first production at London's National Theatre in 1984 and won Olivier Awards in three categories: for Ian McKellen as Actor of the Year in a Revival, Christopher Morahan as Director of the Year and John Gunter as Designer of the Year.[2] "Anna Petrovna" was played by Charlotte Cornwell.

The play opened at New York's Virginia Theatre in December 1986 with McKellen repeating his title role, but otherwise with an American cast.[3]

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  1. ^ Gottlieb, Vera; Paul Alain (2000). The Cambridge Companion to Chekhov. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, p155. ISBN 0521589177. 
  2. ^ Olivier Winners 1984. Official London Theatre Guide (2008-04-24). Retrieved on 2008-04-29.
  3. ^ Rich, Frank (1986-12-19). Theater: McKellen in 'Wild Honey'. New York Times. Retrieved on 2008-04-29.

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