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Uncle Vanya
Theater149 min2020PG-13, 12
Toby Jones leads a dynamic ensemble cast in this new adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya. Uncle Vanya (Toby Jones) and his niece, Sonya (Aimee Lou Wood), are stuck in a cycle, maintaining their family's crumbling estate. Their world is turned upside down when Sonya’s father shows up with a new wife - forcing the family to look at long-hidden truths and hope for a different future. Filmed live in London’s West End, this five-star production poses big questions about the power of the truth and the beauty of life.
Why Watch This
“The production features a sharply cast ensemble: Toby Jones as a bitter, yearning Vanya, Richard Armitage as the idealistic yet disillusioned doctor Astrov, and Aimee Lou Wood in a luminous, heartbreaking performance as the resilient Sonya. Director Ian Rickson brings a fresh sensitivity to Chekhov's masterpiece using Conor McPherson's crisp adaptation, balancing the play's biting drawing-room humor with its profound sense of human disappointment.”
— Marquee TV Content Curator