"Three Sisters is one of the greatest plays in the repertory of world theatre, and one of Chekhov’s most complex; for me Uncle Vanya is his most harmonious play, Three Sisters the most unharmonious. Chekhov’s own personality and views are omnipresent in this snapshot of life – his imagination, the acquiescence to his illness, his skeptical yet optimistic view of the human condition, his knowledge that life continues regardless of our dreams, fears and aspirations. The notion one must fight for the life you want, fight your fate despite the fact you will lose, rings through. Chekhov speaks with passion and eloquence about the beautiful hopelessness of our lives, about the tragic discrepancies between our yearnings and reality, about the vital importance of staying true to one’s self and preserving one’s dignity.

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Three Sisters is a play about idealistic people, intellectuals perhaps, but I think idealistic people exist in all strata of society in the same way those with no ideals, or those who have lost their ideals, exist in all strata. Today people all over the world understand all too well what unfulfilled hopes are; we are familiar with plans that have fallen through, forgotten dreams and lost illusions, impossible and unrequited loves – we all unfortunately understand the universal language of loss. We understand the stern language in which life speaks to us. In this life we must stay true to ourselves and preserve our personal dignity at any cost." 

Lev Dodin on 'Three Sisters'