What’s The Best Way To Do Chekhov In 2012? Lace And Samovars Or Grunge?

“What constitutes a truthful performance of Chekhov? The question arises because [an] in-your-face [Three Sisters] production – which is playing to full houses in London – precedes a contrasting pair of Uncle Vanyas in the West End.” One will have a traditional look; the other, by Moscow’s Vakhtangov Theatre, promises a notable lack of inhibition.