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I think that I have never seen a Miss Julie quite like Chulpan Khamatova’s. It’s not just that Thomas Ostermeier, the director, and Mikhail Durnenkov, the adapter, have updated and transposed...

Here's a rule of thumb about European directors: they tend to approach classic plays far more forcefully than their American and English counterparts.  A fair example would be the Russian-language ...

Let’s cut to the chase: Do not, under any circumstances, see the Lincoln Center Festival’s Miss Julie (through Sunday). Many bad things happen in this production—pointless video, ...

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Thomas Ostermeier’s present-day production works against the text, which is exciting in the first half but makes the tragedy unmotivated and unlikely

Rich girl sleeps with her chauffeur. It ends badly.

When done well, “Miss Julie” is a harrowing look at the class war. And when it’s done really well — as it is at the Lincoln...

Let’s cut to the chase: Do not, under any circumstances, see the Lincoln Center Festival’s Miss Julie (through Sunday). Many bad things happen in this production—pointless video, ...

New York City Center, New York
Thomas Ostermeier’s present-day production works against the text, which is exciting in the first half but makes the tragedy unmotivated and unlikely

Rich girl sleeps with her chauffeur. It ends badly.

When done well, “Miss Julie” is a harrowing look at the class war. And when it’s done really well — as it is at the Lincoln...

Our global age of income inequality certainly cannot be guaranteed to add a jolt of relevance to any classic play, but it definitely serves as an illuminating backdrop to Thomas Ostermeier’s ...