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Uncle Vanya

By Anton Chekhov

‘Hall brings out not just the dynamism but also the quality of endurance that makes Chekhov so moving ’ The Guardian
‘HILARIOUS’ The Times
‘Peter Hall’s production brilliantly brings out this hardness in Chekhov….the comic moments are painfully serious, the dark ones grimly comical’ The Sunday Times
‘An evening of excellent characterisations’ Financial Times
‘Nicholas le Prevost is excellent, bristling and bridling with a lovely, half-ludicrously aggrieved incredulity as a Vanya’ The Independent
‘Time Out Critics' Choice’ Time Out

Darkly comic, deeply touching and rich in language and emotion, Chekhov's masterpiece is a passionate and often very funny exploration of love, desire and loss.

A palpable sense of ‘what might have been’ fills the air for the characters who inhabit a country estate in a small Russian village. Set in the 1890’s, Uncle Vanya uncovers the desperate longing, unrequited love and bitter frustrations that surface when an ageing professor and his young wife return home.

Dates

Rose Theatre, Kingston

16 Jan - 9 Feb 2008

Theatre Royal Bath

12 - 16 Feb 2008

Cambridge Arts Theatre

19 - 23 Feb 2008

Brighton Theatre Royal

26 Feb - 1 Mar 2008

York Theatre Royal

4 - 8 Mar 2008

Yvonne Arnaud Theatre

11 - 15 Mar 2008

Northern Stage

18 - 22 Mar 2008

Milton Keynes Theatre

26 - 29 Mar 2008

Malvern Theatres

1 - 5 Apr 2008

Creative Team

Written by

Anton Chekhov

Director

Sir Peter Hall

Designer

Alison Chitty

Lighting Designer

Peter Mumford

Sound Designer

Greg Clarke

Composer

Mick Sands

Associate Director

Cordelia Monsey

Casting

Gemma Hancock (CDG) and Sam Stevenson (CDG)

Cast

Sonya

Louise Brealey
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Maria Vasilievna

Faith Brook

Yelena

Michelle Dockery

Workman/Yefim

Mark Extance

Telegin

David Ganly

Astrov

Neil Pearson
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Marina

Antonia Pemberton

Serebryakov

Ronald Pickup

Vanya

Nicholas Le Prevost
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Understudy Maria and Marina

Diana Oxford
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Understudy Sonya and Yelena

Sophie Scott
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Understudy Serebriakov and Telegin

Richard Barnes