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Uncle Vanya

Ages: 12+
Closing: March 02, 2003

Uncle Vanya - 2003 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Bouwerie Lane Theatre
330 Bowery New York, NY

Sonya and her uncle Vanya have devoted their lives to managing the family farm in isolation, but when her celebrated, ailing father and his charismatic wife move in, their lives are upended. In the heat of the summer, the wrong people fall in love, desires and resentments erupt, and the family is forced to reckon with the ghosts of their unlived lives.


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Uncle Vanya History

Other Productions of Uncle Vanya

1923   Broadway
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1924   Broadway
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1924   Broadway
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1929   Broadway
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1930   Broadway
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1930   Broadway
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1946   Broadway
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1956   Off-Broadway
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1971   Off-Broadway
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1973   Broadway
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1987   Off-Broadway
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1995   Broadway Broadway Revival
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1999   Off-Broadway
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2000   Broadway Roundabout Revival
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2003   Off-Broadway
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2009   Off-Broadway Classic Stage Company Revival
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2012   West End
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2018   West End London Revival at Theatre Royal Haymarket
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2020   West End West End Revival
West End
2023   Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Production
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2024   Broadway Broadway Revival Production
Broadway

Uncle Vanya - 2003 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Uncle Vanya — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Play Simon Russell Beale
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Play Sam Mendes
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Play Helen McCrory
2003 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Play Uncle Vanya
2003 Obie Awards Performance Simon Russell Beale
2003 Obie Awards Set design Anthony Ward

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