Belgrade, CoventryChekhov's Platonov, written when he was 20, is an untidy beast that several writers, including Michael Frayn and David Hare, have successfully tamed. But this new version, adapted and directed by Helena Kaut-Howson, acknowledges the work's raw energy. Although the cast is British, this is a deeply Slavic production filled with behavioural detail, restless movement and brutal candour.Kaut-Howson's mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:10PM on April 23, 2013