'Modern exile': Paul McGann and Anya Reiss on relocating Chekhov to Yemen
The dark and panoramic Three Sisters has been relocated to the Middle East and set among British diplomats and military. The play's adapter and star explain why"The play has turned out to be boring, sluggish and awkward," wrote Chekhov in 1900. "I say awkward, because, for instance, it has four female leads and an atmosphere of unparalleled gloom."That play was Three Sisters, and far from a sluggi…