Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” has long been referred to as a theater classic. The play examines the themes of purpose, love and human failure centered on Uncle Vanya, a man struggling with regret of ...

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Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” has long been referred to as a theater classic. The play examines the themes of purpose, love and human failure centered on Uncle Vanya, a man struggling with regret of ...

Laugh-out-loud funny and Chekhov are not words I have often had occasion to use in the same sentence. I've always associated the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov more with Russian misery, with ...

Why did turn-of-the-20th century Russian playwright Anton Chekhov name "Uncle Vanya" after his play's most unhappy, most aimless, most pitiful and self-pitying character? As Vanya, actor Hugh ...

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 of the most ...

It’s raining Uncle Vanyas in New York lately. Steve Carell’s turn in the title role last year centered an impressive, big-budget staging on Broadway. This March, Andrew Scott will import his ...