Olivier Theatre, LondonGiven Howard Davies's brilliant productions of Bulgakov and Gorky, I had perhaps extravagantly high hopes for his rare excursion into Chekhov. But, while this production strenuously avoids sentimental cliche and a deeply English vein of romantic nostalgia, it also misses something of the play's elusive poetry: it is highly intelligent and richly detailed, but it doesn't eclipse memories of past…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:33PM on May 17, 2011