Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories
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Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories
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Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories NYC Reviews and Tickets

69%
(58 Ratings)
Positive
59%
Mixed
24%
Negative
17%
Members say
Slow, Disappointing, Ambitious, Intelligent, Thought-provoking

About the Show

Mint Theater Company presents a program of short plays adapted from stories by two of the world’s greatest authors, Anton Chekhov and Leo Tolstoy.

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Show-Score Member Reviews (58)

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75 Reviews | 39 Followers
100
Great acting, Clever, Absorbing

See it if You like the works of Russian writers.

Don't see it if Classics bore you. Don't see it if you mind two plays back to back.

63 Reviews | 2 Followers
85
Intense, Intelligent, Clever

See it if If u like intellectual plays this is the one for u.

Don't see it if If u don't like these Russian authors don!t see this

53 Reviews | 1 Follower
80
Profound, Thought-provoking, Romantic, Great acting, Great writing

See it if Enjoy great literature

Don't see it if If you don't like works by Checkov and Tolstoy

253 Reviews | 45 Followers
80
Each of the plays deserved its own staging, Intelligent, Great acting, Ambitious, 2 plays overladen with philosophical and religious content

See it if You enjoy philosophical and faith heavy plays, with two master storytellers' short stories adapted to short plays.

Don't see it if You prefer musicals or plays with lighter topics than man's state of being in the world and what he needs to live by: thinking and love. Read more

302 Reviews | 87 Followers
80
Relevant, Thought-provoking, Intelligent, Great writing, Great acting

See it if you admire the courageous writing of these great early 20th Century pre-Revolution Russian authors, interested in comparing/contrasting them

Don't see it if you’re not intererested in early 20th Century Russian economic class:humanist vs. spiritual tensions, prefer shorter/two act plays, orcomedy Read more

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506 Reviews | 1005 Followers
78
Dated, Intense, Thought-provoking, Intelligent

See it if The Mint is always a winner. Nice view of the two greatest Russian writers. The male lead replacement in (Henry Clarke) was very good.

Don't see it if The Mint has a history of great sets but something is missing here.

567 Reviews | 150 Followers
76
Spiritual, Great writing, Great acting, Thought-provoking, Absorbing

See it if A landscape painter defends role in society before planting a kiss & a stranger w/ transformative powers answers 3 questions.Sung interlude.

Don't see it if "I have lost touch with decent people/Of course my life is tedious/I'm an artist/You are as lazy and idle as I am/Learn what dwells in man" Read more

292 Reviews | 62 Followers
75
Thought-provoking, Quirky, Great acting, Enchanting, Absorbing

See it if You like weird old plays. You like kind of pervy guys getting with young women and angels doing weird things.

Don't see it if You'd rather see something contemporary.

Critic Reviews (10)

The New York Times
February 11th, 2020

"Chekhov and Tolstoy Reunited in ‘Love Stories’: The Mint Theater Company pairs stage adaptations of short stories by the 19th-century Russian authors. They mesh like mismatched matryoshka dolls."
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Theatermania
February 10th, 2020

"Learn the Meaning of Life With Three Questions in 'Chekhov / Tolstoy: Love Stories': The Mint Theater stages Miles Malleson's adaptations of two Russian tales at Theatre Row."
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BroadwayWorld
February 13th, 2020

"Two Tales By Russian Masters Brought To The Stage in The Mint's 'CHEKHOV/TOLSTOY: LOVE STORIES'"
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Lighting & Sound America
February 11th, 2020

"The best to be said for this uneven pair of one-acts is that they expand our knowledge of a distinctive playwright (better known as a character actor) whose output might be altogether forgotten if not for this intrepid theatre company."
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Talkin' Broadway
February 10th, 2020

"The production offers up more of an educational curiosity than a successful page-to-stage transfer."
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New York Stage Review
February 11th, 2020

2/5 Stars. "Russian Masters are sparsely served."
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New York Stage Review
February 11th, 2020

2/5 Stars. "The premise is intriguing: so how to account for the strangely sleepy production that is 'Chekhov/Tolstoy Love Stories'?"
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TheaterScene.net
February 13th, 2020

"As produced by the Mint Theater Company, 'Chekhov/Tolstoy: Love Stories' is pleasant enough. However, from these two master writers one expects something more filling rather than just a meal made up of hors d'oeuvres. The evening may leave you feeling hungry and unfulfilled rather than totally satisfied."
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