A sturdy Gate take on Turgenev’s comedy of manners

Theatre

Caoimhe O’Malley and Dominic Thornburn in Turgenev’s A Month in the Country by Brian Friel at the Gate Theatre Pat Redmond
Caoimhe O’Malley and Dominic Thornburn in Turgenev’s A Month in the Country by Brian Friel at the Gate Theatre Pat Redmond

Ivan Turgenev’s A Month in the Country

By Brian Friel

Directed by Ethan McSweeney

Gate Theatre, Dublin

Runs until August 29

Rating:***

When Ivan Turgenev completed A Month in the Country in 1850, the Saint Petersburg censor promptly chose to ban it. The play was not performed until 1872, shocking audiences with its depiction ...