Shukshin's Stories review " moving tales of Siberian village folk
Barbican, LondonA gifted cast from Moscow's Theatre of Nations brings Soviet-era stories of folly and obsession to enchanting life I confess to knowing little of Vasily Shukshin (1929-74) who, apart from being a film director and actor, wrote stories of Siberian village life in the Soviet era. Eight of his tales (performed in Russian with English surtitles) are now being presented by Moscow's Theatre of Nations and I…