Uncle Vanya

American  

[vahn-yuh] / ˈvɑn yə /

noun

1. a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov.

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Example Sentences

“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

Directed by Sam Yates — co-creator and director of “Vanya,” Andrew Scott’s one-man “Uncle Vanya,” currently a hot theater ticket in NYC — “Toward Zero,” based on a 1944 novel, falls securely in the loose camp.

From Los Angeles Times

The ending of “Uncle Vanya,” a theatrical oil painting of human endurance, is exquisitely executed.

From Los Angeles Times