Uncle Vanya

Sonya (Aimee Lou Wood) and her Uncle Vanya (Toby Jones) whileaway their time on an isolated estate, visited occasionally only by the local doctor Astrov (Richard Armitage).However, when Sonya’s father Professor Serebryakov (Roger Allam) suddenly returns with his restless, alluring, new wife Yelena (Rosalind Eleazar), polite facades crumble and long repressed feelings start to emerge. As the conflicted family are forced to confront their despair, loneliness and each other, can the beauty of life help them find new hope?Following its critically acclaimed opening in London earlier this year, Sonia Friedman Productions’ stunning 5-star production Uncle Vanya, a new adaptation of theAnton Chekhovmasterpiece by Conor McPhersondirected by Ian Rickson,was abruptly halted as the world went into lockdown.