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Uncle Vanya (Schreck)
Full-Length Play, Drama / 5w, 5m
Translated and Adapted by Heidi Schreck, from Anton Chekhov
A hit on Broadway starring Steve Carell, Heidi Schreck’s gorgeous, contemporary translation of Chekhov’s enduring masterpiece is refreshingly funny, deeply moving and strikingly immediate.
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Cast Size
5w, 5m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen) -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting The family’s country estate, a working farm.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Alcohol
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes
- Suicide
Media
“Breathtaking… Heidi Schreck’s gorgeous, colloquial translation… is heartbreaking and profound.” – Variety
“Sleek, lucid… Heidi Schreck’s smooth, faithful yet colloquial new version… offers a hundred things to enjoy… a lovely evening in the theater.” – The New York Times
“Timeless… Schreck, author of What the Constitution Means to Me, spent time as a teacher and journalist in St Petersburg, and has a clear grasp on the spirit of Chekhov’s material. This translation sounds as natural to the present day as about anything else on Broadway… Schreck’s translation… add[s] a distinctly contemporary current of irony to everyone’s growing crises of purpose.” – The Guardian
“Breathtaking… shimmers with beauty, mirth, and, at least for the audience, hope. Despite the terrible state of things, art is still able to lift us up, take us out of our misery, and move us… with Heidi Schreck’s gorgeous, colloquial translation… the play is as entertaining as it is heartbreaking and profound.” – Variety
“An especially accessible adaptation… There’s a painfully obvious prescience to the Anton Chekhov-penned play, even 125 years after it was first staged. In fact, the tragicomedy grappling with wasted lives and the inevitable decline of the natural world is pushed to further relatability thanks to a lean and contemporary translation from Heidi Schreck.” – Entertainment Weekly
Videos
Uncle Vanya – LCT Teaser Trailer
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Uncle Vanya – LCT Opening Night
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What is Uncle Vanya about? – Lincoln Center Theater Cast
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Uncle Vanya at Lincoln Center Theatre – Montage
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Heidi Schreck
Anton Chekhov
Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...
