Although the plot is not always easy to follow, the essence of the story is clear enough, even for those who are not familiar with Checkov's text. Some actors, on consciously or unconsciously, succeed in giving their personages something very ambiguous. Their slow, but expressive and emphatic way of speaking, is sometimes very poetic. On the other hand there's a lot to laugh with the servant girls commenting on their employers and guests behind their backs. The music by La Kumpania Zelwer and the spring colours of the scenery add to the deceptively happy tone of the play.