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Uncle Vanya is unique among Chekhov's major plays because it is essentially an extensive reworking of The Wood Demon, a play he published a decade earlier. [1] By elucidating the specific changes Chekhov made during the revision process—these include reducing the cast from almost two dozen down to nine, changing the climactic suicide of The Wood Demon into the famous failed homicide of Uncle ...
The Shooting Party (Russian: Драма на охоте, romanized: Drama na okhote; lit. English: Drama During a Hunt) [2] is an 1884 novel by Anton Chekhov.It is his longest narrative work, [3] and only full-length novel. [4]
The Wood Demon (Леший, 1889)—a comedy in four acts; eight years after the play was published Chekhov returned to the work and extensively revised it into Uncle Vanya (see below) The Seagull (Чайка, 1896)—a comedy in four acts; Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня, 1897)—scenes from country life in four acts; based on The Wood Demon
Director Lila Neugebauer sets Lincoln Center Theater’s starry, breathtaking new Broadway production of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” in current-day America rather than Russia around 1898 ...
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike is a comedy play written by Christopher Durang. The story revolves around the relationships of three middle-aged single siblings, two of whom live together, and takes place during a visit by the third, Masha, who supports them.
Vanya on 42nd Street is a 1994 American comedy-drama film directed by Louis Malle, written by Andre Gregory, and starring Wallace Shawn and Julianne Moore. The film is an intimate, interpretive performance of the 1899 play Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov as adapted by David Mamet .
A rifle on display. Chekhov's gun (or Chekhov's rifle; Russian: Чеховское ружьё) is a narrative principle that states that every element in a story must be necessary and irrelevant elements should be removed.
Uncle Vanya is a play by Anton Chekhov. Uncle Vanya may also refer to: Uncle Vanya, directed by John Goetz and Franchot Tone; Uncle Vanya, directed by Stuart Burge; Uncle Vanya, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky; Uncle Vanya, directed by Antonio Salines; Uncle Vanya, directed by Gregory Mosher