with Suliane Brahim from the Comédie-Française, Caroline Chaniolleau, Sébastien Eveno —permanent actor associated with the management project of the Comédie - CDN de Reims, Catherine Ferran from the Comédie-Française, Cyril Gueï, Côme Paillard, Marie Razafindrakoto alternating with Élise Friha, Andrzej Seweryn from the Comédie-Française

Galin Stoev has set Uncle Vanya in a dystopian future. Centralized systems have collapsed, and more and more people are leaving the cities to reimagine a harmonious life in the countryside. But creating real communities appears to be impossible: the characters’ accumulated emotional, intellectual and sexual baggage, as well as their destructive personal demons, have caught up with them. All they can do is hold onto the present and hope for passion in order to feel alive, if only for a moment. Between its unabashed melancholy and comic nervousness, this emotional retelling of Chekhov's play resonates with our current times.

Cast

set design Alban Ho van
light Elsa Revol
sound creation and music Joan Cambon
costumes Bjanka Adžic Ursulov
assistant director Virginie Ferrere

production ThéâtredelaCité – centre dramatique national Toulouse Occitanie

 

coproduction Comédie – centre dramatique national de Reims

 

with the patronage of the Cercle de l’Odéon

Director