Uncle Vanya

American  

[vahn-yuh] / ˈvɑn yə /

noun

1. a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov.

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Example Sentences

Ms. Schmidt has clearly modeled her comedy-drama on Chekhov, with notable parallels to “The Seagull” and a smidgen of “Uncle Vanya” tossed in.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dolly evokes the spirit of Sonya in “Uncle Vanya” toward the play’s conclusion, when she and her father are left alone and she vows: “We have to go on. We have to”—strongly evoking the last scene of “Vanya.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“Uncle Vanya” has been revived so frequently in New York that even the chance to see the brilliant Irish actor Andrew Scott at first didn’t stir much excitement—particularly since the play was distilled into a vehicle for a single actor retitled “Vanya.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Award-winning writer and director Robert Icke, who has previously adapted George Orwell's 1984 and Chekhov's Uncle Vanya, will direct the project.

From BBC

He was a regular at the venue in the 1980s and 90s, playing roles including Macbeth, but reportedly fell out with an artistic director over plans to appear in Uncle Vanya for its 25th anniversary.

From BBC