Chekhov's First Play review " a pure theatrical thrill-ride
Battersea Arts Centre, LondonDead Centre take a wrecking ball to poor 18-year-old Chekhov's first work, in this wildly playful piece about the elusiveness of meaningTake Chekhov's first play (it's pretty terrible, FYI). Next, remove the servants and scrap the remaining characters' back histories. Finally, feed the director's notes to the audience via headphones. Just as things are getting really weird, swing a giant …