Chekhov's revolutions: the Russian master still speaks to a world in flux
On the centenary of the Russian revolution, a glut of revivals show Chekhov's characters struggling to adjust to the social earthquakes that engulf themIt's over a decade since Katie Mitchell's groundbreaking production of Martin Crimp's version of The Seagull at the National Theatre. At the time, the production was vilified by some for its European influences and precisely articulated naturalism, and for releasing t…