There are some plays driven by a narrative plot and others by a concept; Knock: A Journey to a Strange Country is the latter. The theater group Lost and Found Project has created this ensemble piece using the work of 20th-century poet Daniil Kharms as an anchor for the dialogue and semi-plot of the piece. The poems also serve as a way to set the scene: Kharms wrote in the early stages of the Soviet era, and his absurdist style was a response to the chaos that engulfed the country and its people.

Though there are actors who lead a lot of the action, mainly Sergey Nagorny and Masha King, Knock is a true ensemble piece, and you really need to give all the actors on stage your attention to follow the concept. Everything that goes on onstage -- the dialogue, the props, the music that is played -- is used to draw the audience into the absurdist world depicted. Not everything makes sense, which is probably suits the poetry and the mission of the Lost and Found Project.  The direction of the piece by Alexandre Marine does allow for the vignettes and mini-scenes created from the poems to have a rather natural flow from one to the next. Some moments left open-ended are resolved later in the piece, others are not resolved at all; it's occasionally confusing, and perhaps some added structure would benefit the piece. Knock also provide a number of comic moments, and it is perhaps this that saves the play.

Some choreographic elements don't entirely work, like when the whole ensemble starts to dance to an electro beat or when two actors wrestle for an item and crawl on top of each other. The physical movement of the actors is messy and could benefit from more rehearsal or very set choreography.