Stanislavski's View Of Naturalist Theatre

The idea of naturalist theatre sprung a lot of controversies from numerous theatrical practitioners such as the likes of Vsevolod Meyerhold- who holds the title of being one of the most influential drama practitioners in modern theatre today. The general term “naturalism” is based on scientific theories surrounding Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, the importance of the environment and how it affects people. Meyerhold held naturalist theatre in the lowest regard and he was recognised for his opposing views towards naturalistic theatre. Meyerhold on the contrary didn’t favour this style of theatre, therefore making him very famous for his opposing views on naturalist theatre stating that the emphasis is on the small insignificant detail, that it doesn’t
The play was originally played in a melodramatic style in the 19th Century, Stanislavski completely ignored this style and decided to present Anton Chekov’s characters in a more naturalistic style. This meant that he wanted his actors to pry into the small detail in every move they make, whethere it'd be physically, mentally or emotionally. Stanislavski’s naturalistic approach to Anton Chekov’s play received overwhelmingly positive responses that their approach to acting became the model for acting practices of the next century.
The Moscow theatre provided the 20th century with the first systematic approach to realistic acting. Stanislavski insisted that all actors completely immerse themselves in the roles they were creating, and asked them to study in great detail the motives, forces and influences in the thought process, and to let those thoughts, needs and desires and cultural factor dictate their every move on stage. Stanislavski believed that only this method would the actors be able to truly depict a realistic character. He steered actors away from the overly robust over acting that had dominated the theatre in the early