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Theatre

Rarely have I sat through such a chaotic and whimsical script: Describe the Night reviewed

19 May 2018

9:00 AM

19 May 2018

9:00 AM

Describe the Night opens in Poland in 1920 where two Russian soldiers, Isaac and Nikolai, discuss truth and falsehood. Next we’re in Smolensk, 2010, where some strangers scream at each other about a hire car. Next Moscow, 1931 (or 1937 — the surtitles are illegible), where Nikolai, now a top soldier, asks Isaac, now a successful screen-writer, to audition his wife for a movie.

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