John Freedman: 'It is also due, in large part, to Shevchenkov's exceptional performance of Sganarelle. He is a whirling top, an endless source of energy, a human mechanism of received wisdom and ready moralistic reproach who is always prepared, instantly, to knuckle under and do his master's foul bidding. Shevchenkov is a gifted actor, capable of expressing unbounded, rebellious passion even as he melts helplessly into sycophancy. He is gut-bustingly funny and razor-sharp in his ability to cut through the black heart of Don Juan's duplicity.'