Mark Lawson: It's fairly easy to bag Chekhov's quartet of masterpieces, but getting to see productions of all the Shakespearean canon is a much bigger challenge
Andrei Zvyagintsev's latest is a very strong contender for the Palme d'Or – a mix of Hobbes, Chekhov and the Bible, and full of extraordinary images and magnificent symmetry
How did an auteur who started out working with Tarkovsky end up being fired from Tango & Cash? Andrei Konchalovsky talks to Stephen Moss about $90m flops, being mentored by Billy Wilder – and killed by Disney
Chris Honer's production – his last as artistic director of the Library theatre – is entirely faithful to the spirit of Chekhov, writes Alfred Hickling
Chris Power: Chekhov's story of happiness, self-deception and cruelty is not a reassuring read, but the richness of the writing delivers deepening pleasure with each revisit
No Hamlet. No Willy Loman. No Jimmy Porter. Male characters have always been centre stage. So what are the great parts for women? We asked Britain's leading actresses to tell us
8 Oct 2013:
New research shows works by writers such as Charles Dickens and Téa Obreht sharpen our ability to understand others' emotions – more than thrillers or romance novels, writes Liz Bury