In and around Torontothis has been a glorious theatrical summer. (...) Soulpepper has had the stunningly simple idea of putting good actors in good plays and placing both in the hands of good directors. It’s that last component that separates it from some well-intentioned actor’s collectives; and its association this year with Hungarian director Laszlo Marton has proved inspirational. His production of ”The Play’s the Thing”was a beautifully sustained exercise in high comedy; his version of Chekhov’s Platonov is that and much more.(...) I confess that up to a couple of years agoI would not have thought theatre of this quality existed in Canada. This is a show that can face the world.