Black Snow: Play

Black Snow: Play

Black Snow: Play

Black Snow: Play

Black Snow: Play

Overview

This bitingly funny adaptation of Bulgakov's modern Russian classic novel of 1936 was premièred at the Royal National's Cottesloe Theatre in 1991. Set between 1924 and 1925 it is an hilarious send-up of Stanislavsky's famous 'Method' and the acting profession in general and was based on fact - the mutilation of Bulgakov's play Molière, for which Bulgakov blamed Stanislavsky.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Genre: Adaptation (Literature), Period
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting
  • Target Audience: Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Authors

Mikhail Bulgakov

Mikhail Bulgakov was born on May 15, 1891, in Kiev. He graduated from the Medical School at Kiev University in 1916 and began practicing at a country hospital in the Smolensk province. He wrote about his experiences in “Notes on Cuffs” and “Notes of a Young Country Doctor.” H ...
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