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Smock Alley Theatre and Cathal Cleary Company in association with Once Off Productions presents Anton Chekhov’s classic play in the version by Brian Friel at Smock Alley The air shimmers with heat. Sonya and her Uncle Vanya grind through their days on a crumbling rural estate, their hopes shrinking with…
Smock Alley Theatre and Cathal Cleary Company in association with Once Off Productions presents Anton Chekhov’s classic play in the version by Brian Friel at Smock Alley
The air shimmers with heat. Sonya and her Uncle Vanya grind through their days on a crumbling rural estate, their hopes shrinking with the land around them. When Sonya’s father, the Professor, returns with his restless young wife Elena, the fragile balance of the household splinters. Resentments flare, desires ignite, and long-buried frustrations rise to the surface. With devastating and violent consequences.
Brian Friel’s version of Uncle Vanya is clear, urgent, and heartbreakingly funny. Staged for the first time in Dublin in nearly 30 years, it asks us: is happiness ever worth the risk, and what price must we pay for wanting more?
Following the sell-out success of A Streetcar Named Desire at Smock Alley last Christmas, award-winning director Cathal Cleary returns to Smock Alley for the Christmas season with another unmissable classic, staged with a bold, contemporary vision for today’s audiences.
Featuring an outstanding ensemble of Ireland’s finest stage talent: Risteárd Cooper, Nick Dunning, Eavan Gaffney, Morgan C Jones, Eleanor Methven and Maria Oxley Boardman.
AGE SUITABILITY 14+
RUNNING TIME 3 hours including a 15 minute interval
CAST INCLUDES Risteárd Cooper, Nick Dunning, Eavan Gaffney, Morgan C Jones, Eleanor Methven and Maria Oxley Boardman
WRITTEN BY Anton Chekhov
ADAPTED BY Brian Friel
DIRECTED BY Cathal Cleary
SET & COSTUME DESIGNER Maree Kearns
LIGHTING DESIGNER Stephen Dodd
COMPOSER & SOUND DESIGNER Martha Knight
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR Eftychia Spyridaki
PRODUCER Lucy Ryan, Once Off Productions
PRODUCTION MANAGER Olivian Drennan
STAGE MANAGER Sibeal Ni Mhaoileoin
COMPANY MANAGER Morgan Steele, Once Off Productions
COSTUME SUPERVISOR LaurA Fajardo Castro
CHIEF LX Eoin Winning
GRAPHIC DESIGN BY Gareth Jones
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY BY Leo Byrne
