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9 hours agoPersonal Chekhov: Seagull: True Story and Uncle Vanya, Scenes From Country Life
Two productions by Russian directors in exile use Chekhov's plays to reflect on the impact of Russia's war in Ukraine.
The thing is an almost-four-hour-long continuous explosion - actors dancing, grappling, and hurling furniture; the director present onstage ripping pieces out of the set; paint and blood and flowers and feathers everywhere.