Dec 2, 2008

The Cherry Orchard | What Do I Read Next?

The Bear (1888) and The Marriage Proposal (1889), the best of Chekhov's early oneact farces or "curtain raisers," tap the purely comic and make an interesting contrast to his more complex and subtle comedies like The Cherry Orchard.

Miss Julie (1888), an early naturalistic drama by August Strindberg, investigates the tragic consequences of breaking class barriers in the sexual liaison of Miss Julie and her father's valet, Jean.

The Three Sisters, Chekhov's immediate predecessor to The Cherry Orchard, was first performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901. Another play of...