2014 Revival on the London Stage!"Brian Friel is in many ways the Irish Chekhov, and his artful, absorbing adaptation of Turgenev's 1862 novel – more a transformation, really – has many Chekhovian features … Lyndsey Turner's spring-heeled, beautifully acted production creates a real sense of a new Chekhov play without losing Friel's individual stamp, so that the play's rhythm and melancholy seems entirely new-minted" -
What's On Stage
"It is significant that Brian Friel's play is described as 'after the novel by Ivan Turgenev'. In short, this is no cut-and-paste version of the 1862 Russian masterpiece. It is more a meditation on its main themes and...is an ensemble piece that yields a rich gallery of performances" -
The Guardian
"The evening leaves you pondering not just the play's political implications but the ageless tragedy of parent child relationship." -
London Guardian
"Drama at its most stimulating and eloquent...has the density, complexity and richness of a great 19th century novel without the usual creaking stage mechanism of dramatized fiction." - New York Daily News
"A fine, solid piece of drama not just about the divisions between the different generations but also about nihilism, revolution and the immutability of love." -Time Out