Event End Date: August 31, 2024 - 12:00 AM
Cost: $43
Website: www.ensemble.com.au
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Location: 78 McDougall Street, Kirribilli, NSW 2061, Australia
Dates: 26 July 2024 to Saturday 31 August 2024
Bookings: Tickets – $43
Joanna Murray-Smith, a celebrated Australian playwright, revives Chekhov’s tragicomedy Uncle Vanya, which premieres at Ensemble Theatre.
Uncle Vanya, directed by Ensemble Theatre’s Artistic Director Mark Kilmurry, stars Chantelle Jamieson (A Doll’s House), Vanessa Downing (STC’s Do Not Go Gentle), John Gaden AO (Mr Bailey’s Minder, Diplomacy), and Yalin Ozucelik (Outdated).
On a decaying country home, Uncle Vanya and his niece Sonya fight tirelessly to keep their family’s privileges. It’s a lonely, monotonous existence, with just the village doctor Astrov paying visits. That is, until the unexpected arrival of Sonya’s father, Professor Serebryakov, and his beautiful new wife Yelena, which triggers long-buried passions with disastrous repercussions.
Joanna Murray-Smith applies her iconic, whip-smart dialogue to Chekhov’s renowned work, revealing a hotbed of disillusionment and