Theatre
Harold Pinter, London
Summary
In the heat of summer, Sonya and her Uncle Vanya while away their days on a crumbling estate deep in the countryside, visited occasionally only by the local doctor Astrov.
However, when Sonya’s father Professor Serebryakov suddenly returns with his restless, alluring, new wife Yelena declaring his intention to sell the house, the polite facades crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.
Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece, Uncle Vanya, is a portrayal of life at the turn of the 20th century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.
Cast
- Roger Allam – Serebryakov
- Toby Jones – Vanya
- Richard Armitage – Astrov
- Rosalind Eleazar – Yelena
- Aimee Lou Wood – Sonya
- Anna Calder Marshall – Nana
- Dearbhla Molloy – Grandmaman
- Peter Wight – Telegin
Creative team
- Writer: Anton Checkov
- Adaptor: Conor McPherson
- Director: Ian Rickson
- Designer: Rae Smith
- Lighting: Bruno Poet
- Composer: Stephen Warbeck
- Sound: Ian Dickinson
- Movement: Imogen Knight
Production info
When London went into lockdown and theatres were forced to close, Uncle Vanya was in the final weeks of its sold-out run in the West End.
As the live production will not be able to return, a film version of the production was recorded in August 2020. Ciarán Hinds, who was unable to return due to conflicting schedules, is replaced by Roger Allam.
Uncle Vanya will be shown in cinemas ahead of broadcast on the BBC and PBS.
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