The Chechens
Closed 1h 30m
The Chechens
86%
86%
(21 Ratings)
Positive
100%
Mixed
0%
Negative
0%
Members say
Absorbing, Great acting, Relevant, Ambitious, Resonant

About the Show

This new drama is set in modern Chechnya, where gays are rumored to be held in camps. Can one family protect their brother suspected of being gay? Part of Exquisite Corpse Company's 'This Is a Distraction' festival.

Critic Reviews (1)

Theatre is Easy
August 10th, 2018

"This all-too-timely story (see a host of other countries around the world, as well as many states right here in the U.S.) reminds us about the cost of taking away equal rights. Kot, Sokolovskaya, and Ionina are all amazing...At times delightful, experimental, and thought-provoking, with director using the space in interesting ways. Sometimes, like the end, the staging is downright suspenseful."
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