Opening on October 17th for three weeks at Estrela Hall, this new adaptation of Anton Chekov's UNCLE VANYA by Jonathan Weightman is a wonderful tragi-comedy of Russian life. Synopsis: While Nanny knits and tends to her hens and Marya engrosses herself in her radical pamphlets and the crusty old prof Srebrakayov plods on with his endless and pointless writing, the course of love doesn’t run smooth either for the diligent Sonya or the prof’s glamorous wife Yelena, or for the vegetarian ecologist Dr Astrov or for Marya’s frustrated son, Vanya. But life goes on at the provincial estate: “Spotty” Telyegin hammers out dance tunes on the untuned piano, the samovar is kept warm and there’s always vodka at hand. No-one actually gets killed – though it’s a near thing. And Yefim, the ragged watchman from who knows where, looks on at their antics and sings a song. Directed by Jonathan Weightman Designed by Miguel Sá Fernandes Music composed by Duncan Fox Lighting and staging of polka by Keith Esher Davis Cast: Amanda Booth, Keith Esher Davis, Luís Estarreja, Inigo Galiano, Helena Afonso, Tomás Garcez, Mick Greer, Santina Polky-Link, Maria Romana. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays 17th , 18th , 19th , 24th , 25th , 26th, 31st October, 1st and 2nd November at 21h/9pm Sunday 27th October 2019 at 4pm/16h RESERVATIONS: lisbonplayers.com.pt
