Uncle Vanya

Summary: 1970 BBC Television production of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya.
Theatre play: Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) [more information]
Play synopsis: 'The play portrays the visit of an elderly professor and his glamorous, much younger second wife, Yeléna, to the rural estate that supports their urban lifestyle. Two friends, Vanya, brother of the Professor’s late first wife, who has long managed the estate, and Astrov, the local Doctor, both fall under Yelena’s spell, while bemoaning the ennui of their provincial existence. Sonya, the Professor’s daughter by his first wife, who has worked with Vanya to keep the estate going, meanwhile suffers from the awareness of her own lack of beauty and from her unrequited feelings for Dr. Astrov. Matters are brought to a crisis when the Professor announces his intention to sell the estate, Vanya and Sonya’s home and raison d’être, with a view to investing the proceeds to achieve a higher income for himself and his wife.' (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya.)
Production history: It was first published in 1897 and received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya.)
Date of transmission: Sunday 8 November 1970
Time: 8.15-10.20pm
Series: Play of the Month
Channel: BBC1
Production company: BBC

Director

Christopher Morahan

Producer

Cedric Messina

Lighting

Robert Wright

Playwright

Anton Chekhov (1860-1904)

Translator

Designer

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Script Editor

Cast

Title: Uncle Vanya (BBC, 1970)
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Title: Radio Times, 5 November 1970 (Magazine)
Linking notes: short article, p. 5; article, with image, p. 11; illustrated listing, p. 28

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