"Succeeds resoundingly in making the turn-of-the-20th-century cares of the original resonate today… the contemporary relevance is startling." - The Arts Desk "McPherson's new adaptation feels almost impossibly contemporary in the way it packs in so much lust, wit, rage and regret." - The Times It is radical and revelatory without ever being gimmicky or insensitive… McPherson pulls off a feat of magical reinvention, and allows us to see the play anew." - WhatsOnStage "As accessible as a TV drama, without ever betraying the great, melancholy, insightful soul that has made the play last for as long as it has.
"A Vanya for our times." - Evening Standard Every character is fully realised, including the ancillary roles that bring more than comic relief. McPherson's script has a stripped, vivid simplicity which quickens the pace of the drama.
It returns us to the great, mournful spirit of Chekhov's tale about unrequited love, ageing and disappointment in middle-age, while giving it a sleeker, modern beat. does not radically reinvent or revolutionise Chekov's 19th-century story.
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