Nikolai and the Others: a fitting end to my Russian flavored week

Like all  Richard Nelson's plays this one moves at a very leisurely, talky pace  with lots of bustling about but little real action-- but  it  has its own Chekhovian charm.  And  while not  perfect  it' quite perfectly  establishes  a  Chekhovian atmosphere  circa 1948.

 
Nikolai and the Others - Richard Nelson's quietly reflective new play was an apt, satisfying, if imperfect, finale for my Russian flavored theater going week . . Read More