This Autumn, ANDREW SCOTT features in SIMON STEPHENS’ adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s masterpiece.
Directed by Sam Yates and designed by Rosanna Vize, VANYA opens at the Duke of York’s Theatre on 15 September running until 21 October.
__Assisted performances:__
Tuesday 3rd October – 7.00pm – BSL Interpreted
Thursday 5th October – 7.00pm – AD Performance
It’s not a joy to watch, though. Scott has umpteen strengths, but being the man of a thousand voices is not one of them. He is, purposely, trading in fine distinctions. Sonia sometimes grasps a red tea towel, Maureen the housekeeper puffs on herbal cigarettes, but mostly we have to keep our eyes peeled and our ears unwaxed. Dishing out diffidence, defiance and despair, everyone comes up subtly different hues of Andrew Scott. You know what’s going on, but you might find yourself hard at work to stay clued in, like a party guest trying to remember everyone’s names.
Scott is one of our greatest stage actors, and I am happy to say is on mesmerising form here, creating a whole emotional world for each role, and performances that are discrete enough to make you feel you are watching a quiet battle between the various wretched individuals wasting away on a country estate.
2023 | West End |
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