Travelling Towards Chekhov: Diaries of an English Actress
is the remarkable memoir of Caroline Blakiston, the award-winning English actress best known internationally for her role as Mon Mothma in
Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi
, as well as roles in numerous classic British television series including
Poldark
,
Brass
Midsomer Murders
The Avengers
, and
Miss Marple
. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre.
The book focuses on Caroline's adventures in Russia at a pivotal moment in its recent cultural history, when it was beginning to open up to the West and allow cross-cultural communication. Her account of this period is not only a whirlwind tour and exhilarating exploration of Russia, at an incredibly exciting moment in its history, but also an exuberant memoir by one of this country's leading actresses.