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22 THE RIVER AUTUMN 2015 CULTURE John Simm leads a fantastic ensemble cast at the National by Joe Campbell ased on Ivan Turgenevs 1869 drama A Month in the Country Patrick Marbers adaptation tells the story of a handsome and articulate tutor who arrives at a wealthy familys estate to help a young boy with his studies. His arrival however ignites love and lust in a number of family members. Three Days in the Country is a story about love. It is not however a love story in the conventional sense. Whereas one might think of a love story as a tale of two people overcoming hardships thanks to the triumphant qualities of love what Turgenevs play and Marbers interpretation shows us is the honest uncomfortable truths of love. That it is a powerful emotion one which can be destructive if handled badly. During the course of the play the darker sides of love and passion are revealed jealousy anger frustration pettiness denial and helplessness. Moreover it is done with a tremendous amount of wit