
Uncle Vanya
4.6 (18) · Classic Drama
Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece
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Overview
In the heat of summer, Sonya and her Uncle Vanya (Toby Jones) while away their days on a crumbling estate deep in the countryside, visited occasionally only by the local doctor Astrov (Richard Armitage).
Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, Uncle Vanya, is a portrayal of life at the turn of the 20th Century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions.
Critically acclaimed director Ian Rickson returns to Chekhov for the first time since his landmark production of The Seagull in 2007, reuniting with BAFTA and Olivier Award-winner Toby Jones (The Birthday Party) alongside Richard Armitage, who returns to the UK stage six years after his Olivier
Award-nominated performance in The Crucible.
Critic reviews
There is no doubt about it, Ian Rickson’s revival of Uncle Vanya is quality stuff
New adaptation feels almost impossibly contemporary
Toby Jones triumphs in perfect Chekhov
A gripping, if somewhat suffocating, production
Toby Jones is phenomenal in this tender take on Chekhov’s masterpiece
Toby Jones gives a typically rich performance in a lucid and affecting take on Chekhov's play of yearning
Toby Jones is in his comic prime in a retooled Chekhov for our times
Toby Jones is stunning in this sensitive but safe production
That’s basically the review – it does what it says on the tin
There isn't a bad performance on the stage
A superlative company achievement
The adaption, cast and direction, gives this classic tragicomedy an energetic, relevant, modern feel
Conor McPherson’s reworking of this dacha-based melodrama has nicely millennial-ised Chekhov's original
It's a delight to see the ensemble execute the twists and turns of the peerless prose
The highly anticipated adaptation by Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson of Uncle Vanya has now arrived, and it does not disappoint
I did spot a samovar but this is certainly no cliched production