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Uncle Vanya

American  
[vahn-yuh] / ˈvɑn jə /

noun

  1. a play (1897) by Anton Chekhov.


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Sanders, who was an Uncle Vanya for our time, sinks his teeth into the thunderous villainy of Cotchipee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

He develops a tentative friendship with his young chauffeur while directing a multi-lingual production of Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in Hiroshima.

From Reuters ● Mar. 28, 2022

The Uncle Vanya logo is supposed to be the Cyrillic letter “B.”

From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2022

Two years later, he drives his beloved vintage Saab 900 to Hiroshima to direct a production of Chekov's Uncle Vanya.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2022

I saw Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" acted by the cast of the Art Theatre in the First Studio.

From Russia in 1919 by Arthur Ransome

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