A couple years ago I visited the Orkeny Theater for the first time and saw an amazing performance of "Az Alku"  (not sure, but I think this is "The Price") by Arthur Miller, starring GÁLVÖLGYI JÁNOS, PUSZTASZERI KORNÉL, TÓTH ENIKŐ and DUNAI TAMÁS. Miller's Death of a Salesman, especially the 1985 HBO version starring Dustin Hoffman as Willy Lohman, is one of my favourite plays. Last night I returned to see an excellent performance of Chekov's "Apatlanul" <!-- pagebreak -->(Platonov), starring KEREKES ÉVA, DEBRECZENY CSABA, FÜR ANIKÓ, VÉGVÁRI TAMÁS, DÖMÖTÖR ANDRÁS, TAKÁCS NÓRA DIÁNA, MÁCSAI PÁL, CSUJA IMRE, MÁTHÉ ZSOLT, SZÉLES LÁSZLÓ and BÍRÓ KRISZTA. I have never read any Chehov, but many people have recommended him to me. The acting and script was superb and realistic. Moreover, both the set and the acting paid great attention to surprising little details in behaviour and environment. Chekov's first full-length, and unfinished drama revolves around Platanov, a "Don Juan" village school teacher who, no matter how much of a bastard he tries to be, still has to beat the women off with a shitty stick. Hopelessly at one point he is deliberately very cruel to one of several women chasing him and asks, "and now do you still love me?" Of course she does, and so do the others, and they keep going back for more. I think most have us have asked ourselves one time or another, why do so many lovely women go out with such bastards? The play does not offer any answers, but it is good entertainment.