Uncle Vanya

Lev Dodin, artistic director
"Life is boring, stupid, and dirty. It drags you down," says Vanya in Anton Chekhov\'s
tragicomic masterpiece of dashed dreams, thwarted love, and eternal longing. The legendary Maly
Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, which was created in 1944, has surged to become one of the
great theaters of the world under artistic director Lev Dodin, who has led the company since
1983 and also directs this definitive interpretation of Chekhov\'s classic play. Peter Brook has
described the Maly as "the finest ensemble theatre in Europe." Written in 1895, Chekhov\'s most
famous play begins as Professor Serebryakov and his young wife, Elena, arrive at the family\'s
remote country estate that has been looked after by Sonya (the Professor\'s daughter from his
first marriage) and her Uncle Vanya, the Professor\'s brother-in-law. Vanya has sacrificed his
life managing the estate for the Professor, whom he once revered, but is now filled with regret
on lost time, a pain made worse by... Click to view full event details
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