Olga Mukhina is one of the most talented young playwrights in Russia. Born inMoscow in 1970 she has already garnered enviable praise from critics andaudiences t... » 

Olga Mukhina is one of the most talented young playwrights in Russia. Born inMoscow in 1970 she has already garnered enviable praise from critics andaudiences throughout Russia and Europe since her first play TanyaTanya wasperformed in 1996.TanyaTanya is an atmospheric poetic tale that observes three couples at asuburban Moscow home who dance drink champagne kiss fall in and out of loveand struggle with dignity and humor to keep some semblance of control overtheir lives. The parallels with Chekhovian drama are undeniable and clearlyintended by the author.You Mukhinas most recent work is a love poem to her hometown of Moscow aswell as a scathing attack on the apathy of people blindly wrapped up in theirown happiness and sorrow. «