Three Sisters

Summary: Associated-Rediffusion production for ITV of Chekhov’s Three Sisters, directed by Joan Kemp-Welch.
Theatre play: Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) [more information]
Play synopsis: Three Sisters probes the lives and dreams of Olga, Masha and Irina, former Muscovites now living in a provincial town from which they long to escape. their hopes for a life more suited to their cultivated tastes and sensibilities provide a touching contounterpoint to the relentless flow of events in the wider world.
Production history: First performed at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901.
Date of transmission: Tuesday 3 September 1963
Time: 9.45pm
Series: Play of the Week
Channel: ITV
Production company: Associated-Rediffusion (1955-1964)

Director

Joan Kemp-Welch (1906-1999)

Playwright

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

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Title: Three Sisters (ITV, 1963)
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Title: Three Sisters (Archive file)
Archive: BFI Reuben Library [more information]
Address
BFI Southbank, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XT
UK
Email
Use the contact form at http://www.bfi.org.uk/form/contact-bfi-library
Website
http://www.bfi.org.uk/education-research/bfi-reuben-library/visiting-bfi-reuben-library
Access
The BFI Library is open from 10.30am to 7.00pm, Tuesday to Saturday. Access to special collections material is by appointment.
Reference: Special Collections, Associated-Rediffusion Television papers
Notes: File contains camera script; photograph; cast list; programme-as-telecast document; contracts etc.

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