Uncle Vanya is a realist play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski.
Scene in the Moscow Art Theatre production in 1899
Cast at the Harold Pinter Theatre, 2020: Richard Armitage (Astrov), Aimee Lou Wood (Sonya), Toby Jones (Vanya), Rosalind Eleazar (Yelena).
Uncle Vanya at the Moscow Art Theatre (1899), Act III
Dmitry Glyuske-Dobrovolsky played Professor Serebryakov in the 1897 Rostov production.
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian playwright and short story writer. Widely considered one of the greatest writers of all time, his career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best shor
Uncle Vanya
…Uncle Vanya (Russian: Дя́дя Ва́ня, romanized: Dyádya Ványa, IPA: ) is a realist play by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov. It was first published in 1897, and first produced in 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski. The play portrays the visit…
Portrait of Anton Chekhov by Isaac Levitan (1886)
Birth house of Anton Chekhov in Taganrog, Chekhova street, Russia
The Taganrog Boys Gymnasium in the late 19th century. The cross on top is no longer present.