Moving play inspired by the

Love Letters of Playwright Anton Chekhov comes to Petersfield

great sensitivity, Chekhovian scholar and playwright Carol Rocamora weaves from their hundreds of letters a rich and passionate tale, told by two actors, of love and longing, of rapture and despair – while also giving us a glimpse into the creative brilliance of the great Moscow Art Theatre which produced Anton’s revolutionary plays.

An outstanding play inspired by the love letters of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov comes to Petersfield in February. Surrey professional theatre company LynchpPin stages I Take Your Hand in Mine by Carol Rocamora at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery on 15 February 2023. Anton Chekhov first met Olga Knipper at a rehearsal of his controversial play The Seagull in 1898. He was an established writer; she was a charismatic actress and a founding member of the new Moscow Art Theatre. As their love developed, most of their time was spent apart by necessity: due to his ill heath, Chekhov moved to Yalta where he wrote the masterpieces in which Olga would perform in Moscow. So began a unique correspondence which chronicled their growing artistic and personal relationship.

Anton wrote 412 love letters to Olga, and she as many to him, during their six-year relationship before Anton, aged 44, died of tuberculosis. With

Eloquent and moving, I Take Your Hand in Mine is a brilliant dramatisation of this creative couple’s careers and their passionate, evolving relationship – and the perfect play to see in the week of Valentine’s Day. Anton is played by Ray Murphy and Olga by Claire Parker. The production is directed by Edie Campbell. The drama marks the start of LynchPin’s year of productions at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, with more plays to be staged in May, June and September.

I Take Your Hand in Mine is performed as a reading at Petersfield Museum and Art Gallery, St Peter’s Road, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 3HX on 15 February 2023 at 7:30pm (Doors open 7:00pm)

Tickets: £15. To book, phone 01730 262601 or visit www.petersfieldmuseum.co.uk

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