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I agree that the 'empty chairs and empty tables' metaphor is awkwardly similar to Les Mis. But it is explained/justified in the show, not just decorative. Like during the hanging scene a character literally pointed at the empty chairs and said something like 'look at all the empty chairs where poets used to write'. Dr. Zhivago's writing chair and table stays onstage the entire show. Mass execution of poets was an actual thing and not just a plot device e.g. Night of the Murdered Poets.

"How love could bloom at all in such a deadly cold world" That is literally the point of the novel. It's set mostly during the Russian revolution/Civil War, which were obviously horrific. At least there wasn't a cannibalism scene. Long time-lurker, but also saw this last night and have enjoyed reading the different responses. People saying there's an identity crisis between the syrupy music and the stark violent staging are correct. But I found that friction kind of weird and interesting... o...