THEATRE REVIEW: A Month In The Country starring Sophie Okonedo at Donmar Warehouse
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN? Monday 24 August, opens 2 September and runs through 3 October 2026 RUNTIME: 140 minutes (including a 20-minute interval)
Sophie Okonedo (Medea, @SohoPlace) is the beating heart of this revival of Brian Friel’s (Dancing At Lughnasa, National) take on this very Chekhovian tale of an 1840s Russian landowner’s wife’s infatuation with her son’s young tutor.
- Read on for reasons including how Okonedo relishes the opportunity to be the emotional focus
