Reviews
'Everything is spot-on. This is a must see'- 'Kenneth Branagh: Astonishing. Performance of the year? Without a doubt'
- 'Everything one could hope for... a richly intelligent rethink of a play'
- 'Grandage’s production, with atmospheric designs by Christopher Oram and a terrific score by Adam Cork offers a feast of superb supporting performances'
- 'A near revolutionary, powerfully acted production of Anton Chekhov’s early tragicomedy'
- 'Fine performances played by Lorcan Cranitch, Malcolm Sinclair and Kevin R. McNally'
- 'Five-star Branagh wows West End. The actor won a thunderous ovation on Wednesday from a first-night audience'
- 'Gina McKee and Andrea Riseborough are both deeply poignant'
- 'The tale is brought to vibrant life by an accomplished cast, brilliant directing and a smart translation by Tom Stoppard'
- 'The first night of Ivanov was one of those rare evenings in the West End where one felt a little bit of theatre history was taking place.'
- 'The acting is among the best you will see in the West End...If the rest of the Donmar West End season is anything like its opening play, then we can’t wait'
- 'A standing ovation for Michael Grandage'
- 'Grandage’s beautifully orchestrated production is surprisingly funny and heartbreakingly sad'
- 'Michael Grandage's excellent revival of Chekhov's early play'
- 'This is a turning point for London theatre. It has romp and high farce: its movement, a switchback between pathos, fear and hilarity, is quicker, cruder and more violent than the most celebrated Chekhov plays'
- 'an extraordinary roller-coaster of comedy and grief'
- 'Chekhov’s everyman is played to perfection by a brilliant Kenneth Branagh'
- 'It’s doubtful any play could plug in quite so well to the present national psyche than Chekhov’s IVANOV'
- 'Branagh’s portrait of a man hanging by a cobweb-thin thread that will remain in the memory'
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