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My Life With Uncle Vanya, the Self-Pitying Sad Sack We Can’t Quit by Jason Zinoman

What is it about Chekhov’s melancholy inaction hero that makes him, and the play he stars in, so meaningful at all ages?

The Brightening Air review – shades of Vanya as a Sligo family squabble, tease and wrestle by Arifa Akbar

Old Vic, London Terrific performances from Chris O’Dowd and Rosie Sheehy lead a populous family drama hinging on a broken-down country farmhouse Conor McPherson’s family dysfunctional dr…

Actor Hugh Bonneville finds the humor and poignancy in Chekhov's Uncle Vanya by Elena Burnett

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with actor Hugh Bonneville about his starring role in the play Uncle Vanya, which is showing at D.C.'s Harman Hall.

Review: Shakespeare Theatre Company Offers Refreshingly Contemporary Uncle Vanya

Theatre Review: ‘Uncle Vanya’ presented by the Shakeseare Theatre Company in Association with Berkeley Repertory Theatre by Anne Valentino

Of Anton Chekhov’s work, Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen insightfully observed that he made “subjectivity edit and rule experience.” Moving away from more totalizing abstract themes and e…

Video: DOWNTON ABBEY's Hugh Bonneville Stars in STC's UNCLE VANYA

Get a first look at the acclaimed adaptation by Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya starring Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey, Paddington) in the title role. …

Vanya by Joel Benjamin

Andrew Scott in the one-man show “Vanya” after Anton Chekhov at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes) A playful thought came to mind watching Andrew Scott (Sherloc…

Off-Broadway Review: “Vanya” at the Lucille Lortel Theatre (Through Sunday, May 11, 2025) by David Roberts

In Simon Stephens’s brilliant “Vanya,” the adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya, Andrew Scott portrays the eight main characters from the 1897 play. He depicts these familiar…

Andrew Scott on His Melancholy, Hilarious, Sexy One-Man Vanya by Darryn King

At first blush, a one-person take on Uncle Vanya might sound like a terrible idea—a belabored theatrical stunt destined to wear thin pretty quickly. But in the hands of Andrew Scott, one o…

A Streetcar Named Desire ****, Ghosts ***, and Vanya **** by Barry Gordin

By David Sheward March 20, 2025. Sex plays a vital role in three classics works, now in revival Off-Broadway: Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire, Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts and, su…

Vanya Review. Andrew Scott in a One-Man Chekhov Play by Jonathan Mandell

After watching Andrew Scott portray all eight characters by himself in a new version of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya,” which is playing Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel through May 11, I…

Vanya — Andrew Scott’s Mesmerizing Solo Triumph by Suzanna Bowling

Simon Stephens’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya brings a bold and intimate retelling of the classic to the Lucille Lortel Theatre, where Andrew Scott delivers a tour-de-force p…

Andrew Scott on Bringing His Kind of Chekhov to New York in 'UNCLE VANYA' by BroadwayWorld

A different kind of Uncle Vanya is coming to the Lucille Lortel Theatre. This spring Andrew Scott is bringing his Olivier Award-winning, one-man Vanya to New York City. Watch as he discusses…

Marianna Gailus to Join VANYA at at The Lucille Lortel Theatre

Marianna Gailus (Patriots) has joined Vanya, the radical new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork, Uncle Vanya, as the understudy. Learn more about the performance and see how to purchase t…

David Cromer on Good Night, and Good Luck and Offering 'Perspective' in a Fragile World by Darryn King

As both a director and a performer, David Cromer has been drawn to awfully cramped spaces. Though he won his Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical for The Band's Visit—staged in …

VANYA Starring Andrew Scott to Offer $40 Lottery Tickets

The TodayTix digital lottery policy and digital cancellation line for Vanya, the new adaptation of Chekhov’s masterwork, Uncle Vanya, starring Andrew Scott, was revealed. Learn how to purc…

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Concord Theatricals secures global licensing rights for Heidi Schreck’s ‘Uncle Vanya’ by Ruthie Fierberg

The adaptation first premiered at Lincoln Center Theater in 2024.

“Uncle Vanya”: A Clarion Call for Change—at Berkeley Rep by Barry David Horwitz

Anton Chekhov’s Doctor Astrov Unfurls the Future Onstage by Barry David Horwitz Berkeley Rep’s sparkling production of Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” highlights a perennial question: Do w…

Theater to Watch at Home: ‘Uncle Vanya’ and an Alice Childress Revival by Rachel Sherman

A bare-bones Chekhov, a critically acclaimed revival of “The Wedding Band” and the cult TV series “Smash” are all available for streaming.

Tony Award Winner Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson to Lead Encores! Wonderful Town by Darryn King

Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose and Aisha Jackson will lead the Encores! production of Wonderful Town as sisters Ruth and Eileen. The show will run at New York City Center from April 30…

You know Hugh Bonneville from ‘Downton’ and ‘Paddington.’ Now he’s onstage in a Chekhov masterpiece by Lily Janiak

Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s “Uncle Vanya” marks its first play from the theatrical canon since Johanna Pfaelzer became artistic director in 2019.

‘Vanya on Huron Street’ Review: Chekhov in Brooklyn by Elisabeth Vincentelli

Instead of a departure, the writer and director Matthew Gasda’s take on “Uncle Vanya” at the Brooklyn Center for Theater Research tends to adhere to the original.

Chekhov on the Assembly Line: New Theatre Project Talks About Its Factory-Floor Production of “Uncle Vanya” by Hugh Iglarsh

“Vanya” is being put on within the bare, echoing confines of the North Side’s Servi-Sure factory, a seriously real-world place that makes titanium anodizing racks for industry. The pla…

Brendan Fraser Departs Grangeville Off-Broadway, Paul Sparks Steps Up by Darryn King

Paul Sparks will replace Academy Award winner Brendan Fraser in the upcoming world premiere of Grangeville off-Broadway. Fraser is departing the production due to "unforeseen circumstances."…

The Broadway Shows of 2024 by BroadwayWorld

Measure a year in Broadway shows. Take a look back on the Broadway shows of 2024, including: Prayer for the French Republic, Days of Wine and Roses, Doubt, The Notebook, An Enemy of the Peop…

John Benjamin Hickey and More Joining Hugh Bonneville in Uncle Vanya at Berkeley Rep

Andrew Scott to Star in Olivier Award-Winning “Vanya” Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre by Eyal Solomon

Producers Wessex Grove, Gavin Kalin Productions, and Kater Gordon announced today that the Olivier Award®-winning actor Andrew Scott will reprise his wildly acclaimed performance in …

Andrew Scott to Reprise Olivier-Winning Vanya Off-Broadway in 2025 by Belaid S

Andrew Scott will bring his celebrated performance in Vanya, Simon Stephens’ solo adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya, Off-Broadway in 2025.

Olivier Winner Andrew Scott to Bring One-Man Version of Uncle Vanya to Off-Broadway in 2025 by Darryn King

Olivier winner Andrew Scott will play every role in a one-man version of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya off-Broadway in 2025. Vanya will begin performances at the Lucille Lortel Theatre on Ma…