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Joanna Murray-Smith’s new adaptation of Uncle Vanya reminds us Chekhov’s play is both timeless and timely

Virginia Woolf always maintained that, of all of the great writers, the British novelist Jane Austen “is the most difficult to catch in the act of greatness”.

The Conversation

Tony-winning playwright Christopher Durang dies at 75

Durang was a master of satire and black comedy who won a Tony Award for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" and was a Pulitzer Prize finalist with "Miss Witherspoon."

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The week in theatre: Starter for Ten; Uncle Vanya review – fingers on buzzers, and samovars

Bamber goes to Bristol in a buoyant musical of David Nicholls’s University Challenge romcom, while Trevor Nunn’s impeccably traditional Chekhov works like a charm

The Guardian - UK

Uncle Vanya at the Orange Tree Theatre review: Trevor Nunn's intimate, humane revival is quietly devastating

The veteran director and former head of the National and RSC’s first staging of this classic is worth the wait

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Evening Standard

The Picture of Dorian Gray review – Sarah Snook plays 26 characters in dazzling, dangerous solo show

Aided by elaborate tech, multiple screens and an angelic wig, the Succession star gives a performance that is mischievous, swaggering and operatic

The Guardian - UK

Andrew Scott: sex scenes less ‘embarrassing’ for audience if one actor plays both characters

The Fleabag star, who took all eight roles in the solo show Vanya, says intimate scenes on stage can be discomfiting for viewers

The Guardian - UK

Robot dogs have unnerved and angered the public. So why is this artist teaching them to paint?

Agnieszka Pilat calls herself a ‘propaganda artist’ for technology. But when the machines are sold to governments, police and military, what’s the line between art and an ad?

The Guardian - AU

The week in theatre: Boys from the Blackstuff; Vanya; Mlima’s Tale – review

Alan Bleasdale’s 80s TV classic about jobless workers hits home in James Graham’s adaptation; Andrew Scott is not alone in his one-man Chekhov; and Lynn Nottage adds imagination to a tale of ivory smuggling

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Joseph Fiennes on West End transfer: “It’s my World Cup Final”: The Evening Standard Theatre Podcast

This week we headed to Wembley to catch up with Joseph Fiennes as he prepares to play England football manager Gareth Southgate in the West End.

Evening Standard

Vanya at Duke of York’s Theatre review: an acting masterclass from the mercurial Andrew Scott

This one-man take on Chekhov is no vanity project or gimmick: it’s a distillation of his compassion and humanity that creates something new.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Andrew Scott: ‘We need a bit more of people not liking things’

Fleabag’s hot priest is about to take on his most liberating role yet: a one-man show of Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya in which he will play all nine roles, male and female

Irish Mirror

Irish Fleabag star Andrew Scott to take on four roles in same West End play

The Dubliner will play several different characters on stage

The Guardian - UK

Fleabag star Andrew Scott to bring one-man Uncle Vanya to West End

Vanya, adapted by Simon Stephens, will see Scott tackle all of the characters in Chekhov’s play

The Guardian - UK

Pass the paint and mind the shrapnel: inside Ukraine’s most creative bomb shelter

As Putin bombarded Kharkiv, one artist gave citizens refuge in his underground studio – and helped children work out their trauma through painting workshops that ran non-stop for 40 days

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Russian journalist facing 24-year jail term for treason refuses to sign ‘confession’

Ivan Safronov could be handed record sentence after being tried on secret evidence behind closed doors

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'Umbrella Academy' Season 3 release date, time, plot, cast, and trailer for the Netflix show

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The Umbrella Academy on Netflix: When is season 3 out, cast and how many episodes?

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Coronation Street Ken Barlow actor's co-star affair, tragic loss and bumper new deal

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The Independent UK

Director of 'Drive My Car' surprised by Oscar, popularity

Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi says he was surprised by the international popularity of his Oscar-winning film “Drive My Car,” but attributes it to the universality of the short story by Haruki Murakami on which it is based

Los Angeles Times

How Ryûsuke Hamaguchi adapted three stories and a play to create 'Drive My Car'

LOS ANGELES — Japanese auteur Ryûsuke Hamaguchi adapted a roughly 40-page Haruki Murakami short story into a fully realized, seamless three-hour film, "Drive My Car." But it was much more involved than that: He actually took material from three Murakami stories, and within that adaptation, he included significant passages of…

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