Uncle Vanya Prod Shot

Uncle Vanya

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Harold Pinter Theatre

Tue 14 Jan - Sat 2 May 2020

  Tickets available from £15.00
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2 hours 30 minutes
incl. interval
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Ian Rickson directs Conor McPherson’s new adaptation of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Toby Jones stars in the title role of Uncle Vanya alongside Richard Armitage as Astrov.
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Harold Pinter Theatre

Tue 14 Jan - Sat 2 May 2020
4 Panton St, London SW1Y 4SW, UK
2 hours 30 minutes incl. interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Wed and Sat at 14:30 and 19:30
For bookings of 10 or more please contact our group teams as below;
West End venues, Group Line 020 7206 1174 or email [email protected]
All other venues please call 020 7206 1179 or email [email protected]

In the heat of summer, Sonya (Aimee Lou Wood) and her Uncle Vanya (Toby Jones) while away their days on a crumbling estate deep in the countryside, visited occasionally only by the local doctor Astrov (Richard Armitage).

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However, when Sonya’s father Professor Serebryakov (Ciarán Hinds) suddenly returns with his restless, alluring, new wife Yelena (Rosalind Eleazar) declaring his intention to sell the house, the polite facades crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge with devastating consequences.

Olivier Award-winner Conor McPherson’s stunning new adaptation of the Anton Chekhov masterpiece, Uncle Vanya, is a portrayal of life at the turn of the 20th century, full of tumultuous frustration, dark humour and hidden passions. Critically acclaimed director Ian Rickson returns to Chekhov for the first time since his landmark production of The Seagull in 2007, reuniting with BAFTA and Olivier Award-winner Toby Jones (The Birthday Party) alongside Richard Armitage, who returns to the UK stage six years after his Olivier Award-nominated performance in The Crucible. Uncle Vanya is the eleventh collaboration between Ian Rickson and Sonia Friedman Productions, with previous productions including Rosmersholm, Jerusalem, The River, Betrayal and The Children’s Hour.

Uncle Vanya is designed by Rae Smith, with lighting by Bruno Poet, music by Stephen Warbeck, sound by Ian Dickinson and casting by Amy Ball CDG. Full casting will be announced soon.

This productions contains gunshots, loud noises, haze and real herbal cigarettes.

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Cast and Creatives

Toby Jones
Vanya
Toby Jones
Richard Armitage
Astrov
Richard Armitage
Rosalind Eleazar
Yelena
Rosalind Eleazar
Aimee Lou Wood
Sonya
Aimee Lou Wood
Anna Calder-Marshall
Nana
Anna Calder-Marshall
Dearbhla Molloy
Grandmaman
Dearbhla Molloy
Peter Wight
Telegin
Peter Wight
Ciarán Hinds
Professor Serebryakov
Ciarán Hinds

Harold Pinter Theatre

4 Panton St, London SW1Y 4SW, UK
Piccadilly Circus
Monday to Saturday, 10.00 to 18:00. Sundays and Bank Holidays, 12.00 to 20.00 (subject to change).
Please note we are unable to take advance bookings between 18:00 and 19:30, as this time is used exclusively for the evening's performance.
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The Harold Pinter has several bars to choose from, including the Moonlight Bar that opens at 18.00 every night. This luxury bar offers cocktails, premium wine selections and a relaxing setting to prepare you for your night at the theatre.
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A cloakroom is available at this venue.

The Harold Pinter Theatre opened in 1881 as the Royal Comedy Theatre and staged hugely successful shows, such as The Rocky Horror Show’s West End debut. The name changed in 2011 to The Harold Pinter Theatre in honour of Pinter’s work for the Comedy Theatre. The theatre recently produced Pinter at the Pinter, a series of one-act plays in celebration of Pinter himself.

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Harold Pinter Theatre

Tue 14 Jan - Sat 2 May 2020
4 Panton St, London SW1Y 4SW, UK
2 hours 30 minutes incl. interval
Mon - Sat at 19:30
Wed and Sat at 14:30 and 19:30
For bookings of 10 or more please contact our group teams as below;
West End venues, Group Line 020 7206 1174 or email [email protected]
All other venues please call 020 7206 1179 or email [email protected]