Barbican theatre, London Thomas Ostermeier's masterful staging has tremendous performances from a cast including Tom Burke, Emma Corrin and Kodi Smit-McPhee Chekhov described his country-house drama as a comedy, creating its serious yet silly characters "not without pleasure". Still, it is a test of tone and performance to render, with humour, a story that scales so much thwarted life. Director Thomas Ostermeier and …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:24PM on March 6, 2025