Category: Anton Chekhov
Not-a-Review: The Cherry Orchard, Young Vic
I’d love to review Simon Stephens’ version of The Cherry Orchard at the Young Vic but Katie Mitchell’s…
Review: Three Sisters, Southwark Playhouse
“Everyone’s here from the UK but it’s always the Cotswolds or Scotland or something so nice to…
DVD Review: Anton Chekhov’s The Duel
“You sap the foundations of civilisation” Based on one of Chekhov’s novellas, The Duel is set in…
Review: The Seagull, Headlong at Watford Palace
“Art can’t be made into a spectacle; you can’t put it in a box” There’s something…
Review: Longing, Hampstead Theatre
“Is there no room for love in your philosophy of life?” One of the reasons Fawlty Towers…
Review: Uncle Vanya, Vaudeville Theatre
“Damn this old age, it’s so vile and repulsive” Revivals of classics often find themselves caught between…
Review: Three Sisters, New Diorama
“Happiness comes from desire, not fulfilment” Though it was not particularly to my taste, Benedict Andrew’s radical…
Review: The Seagull, Southwark Playhouse
“I always wanted to be a writer” With an iPod blaring out tunes from the likes of…
Review: Three Sisters, Young Vic
“It’s like a nail being hammered in my head” Back when the Young Vic announced their forthcoming…
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