Wyndhams Theatre, London WC2
Anton Chekhov's Ivanov is generally written off as the young man's early scribblings before going on to the greatness of plays such as The Cherry Orchard and Three Sisters. But in the skilful hands of writer Tom Stoppard and director Michael Grandage, the Donmar's production of Ivanov is a revelation - a hugely intricate West End play which is both comic and tragic.
Its jewel is a stunning performance by Kenneth Branagh as Nicolai Alexandreyovitch Ivanov, a land-owner who has made a bad marriage and fallen on hard times.
