UNCLE VANYA

THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT THEATRE EVENT OF THE WINTER CONTINUES!

Uncle Vanya (Morbror Vanja) directed by celebrated and controversial director Andriy Zholdak, was hailed as a world class performance by both press and public after its premiere in November 2011. The dramatic art of Zholdak is marked by repetition and expressions blown up on all levels: in performing, in music as well as in pictures. His theatre resembles a richly orchestrated symphony in molto furioso. It is great theatre. Uncle is one of Anton Chekov’s most beloved plays, a moving tale of passion and of love, and of that gnawing feeling that life is passing you by. Through the eyes of Zholdak we are confronted with the misfortune, the passion and the humor of Chekov in the most unexpected ways.

“The potent atmosphere of the impressive imagery follows you into your dreams”.
- Suna Vuori/HS

“A theatre experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life”.
- Egil Green/Bbl

“Now this world class performance is presented at Klockriketeatern. A rare, unique opportunity that should not be passed up”.
- Maria Säkö/Skenet.fi

”I have now also witnessed it in Swedish speaking Finland. A complete attitude on stage”.
- Tomas Jansson/YLE

“While Chekov brings the human being down to earth, Zholdak will show us her grandeur”.
- Isabella Rothberg/Hbl

Andriy Zholdak’s theatre is volatile and precise in its scrutiny. His marks are the repetitions and the expressions blown up on all levels: in performing, in music as well as in pictures. The passion and extreme emotion rips through the pictures; the audience is drawn into a storm of associations. No one exits the theatre untouched - neither they who leave halfway through, nor they who stay to give standing ovations for his dedicated actors. The theatre of Zholdak resembles a richly orchestrated symphony in molto furioso. It is great theatre.

In Uncle Vanya you'll see performances of some of the hottest names in Finnish theater. Linda Zilliacus and Krista Kosonen alternate in the role of coveted Jelena. Alma Pöysti plays the part of young Sonja and the role of the charming but miserable doctor Astrov is played by Jan Korander. Anders Larsson plays professor Serebrjakov, Janina Berman the widow Maria Vasiljevna, Anders Slotte "Wafer" Telegin and the role of Uncle Vanya is played by Jussi Johnsson.

Andriy Zholdak | Foto: Christoffer Allén

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"My performances are not startling. My performances are just dream splinters. Sometimes these dreams are realistic, sometimes - surrealistic. Sometimes they are understandable, sometimes - tangled. Sometimes they are verbal. They may have a plot. They may shock. Sometimes they are human, sometimes - brutish."
- A. Zholdak

Premiere week: 23-29.11.2011
Other performances: 7.2-27.4.2012

Text: Anton Tjechov & Andriy Zholdak
Director: Andriy Zholdak
Composer: Sergej Patramanskiy
Stage design: Andriy Zholdak & Tita Dimova
Costume design: Tuomas Lampinen
Light design: Andriy Zholdak & Pietu Pietiäinen
Sound design: Andriy Zholdak & Ludvig Allén

Actors:
Anders Larsson, Krista Kosonen / Linda Zilliacus,
Alma Pöysti, Janina Berman, Jussi Johnsson / Dan Henriksson,
Jan Korander and Anders Slotte

Director's assistant: Jesper Karlsson
Stage technician: Niklas von Weissenberg
Sound technician: Ludvig Allén
Translators: Sofia "Fia" Molin & Katja Bashlovka

General production assistant: Kathya Zholdak
Producer: Robin Sundberg
PR & Tour Manager: Christoffer Allén
Theatre Manager: Dan Henriksson 
Audience education & sales: Paulina Nickström

The performance will include subtitles as an integrated part of the set design. Available languages are Finnish, English and Russian. The performance language is Swedish.

”Ukrainian Andryi Zholdak is a relentless radical, to whom theatre substitutes for fatherland, religion and ideology. Zholdak, who has directed many classic plays, reveals that recently he has lost the meaning of words. Hence he strips his performances of speech and lifts the ensemble with continuous movement and music accompanied with ingenious stage settings in the foreground. He moves his acting crew around with the grip of a master who has inexhaustible imagination. Zholdak has turned the Harkova State Academic Drama Theatre into the most interesting export of his country. He elevated the languishing theatre to new artistic prosperity amongst the rejoicing of the acting staff and audience. Zholdak brings nearly the entire theatre with him to Tampere: 40 actors and 30 technicians.”
- National Finish Newspaper