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Robert Tanitch reviews Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull at Barbican Theatre, London

Thomas Ostermeier’s radical contemporary production begins with an actor driving a buggy on stage. He takes out his guitar, approaches a standing microphone and sings Billy Bragg’s “The Milkman of Hum ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Anton Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at Donmar Warehouse, London

Russians, said Chekhov, are the funniest people on earth when they are being serious. He also said his play had turned out not to be a drama but a comedy and in places, even a farce. Often performed, ...

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Robert Tanitch reviews Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya at Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond, Surrey.

Having just seen Andrew Scott’s one-man virtuoso version, it’s great to be able to see the play Chekhov actually wrote and to be able to follow what is going on; and even more so when it is directed b ...

andrew 1299 views 0 likes Mar 11, 2024