Rivalry, unrequited love, illicit romance, and attempted suicide are the result, punctuated throughout by Chekhov’s sad, wistful humor. Michael Astrov, a doctor, approaches her.

It is set on the failing country estate of a retired professor, Serebrakoff, who returns after a long absence with his beautiful young wife, and throws the household into confusion. Chekhov renounced the theatre after the disastrous reception of The Seagull in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 1898 by Constantin Stanislavskis Moscow Art Theatre, which subsequently also produced Chekhovs Uncle Vanya and premiered his last two plays, Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard. Uncle Vanya Summary and Analysis of Act I Summary The scene is a garden with a country house in the distance. Uncle Vanya (subtitled “Scenes From Country Life”) is a tragicomedy by Anton Chekhov. He is retired now and writing as he pleases he has a new and beautiful young wife to cater to him. Download cover art Download CD case insert Uncle Vanya

Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov