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Uncle Vanya

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Uncle Vanya

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  • Act One
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CONOR McPHERSON Conor McPherson was born in Dublin in 1971. Plays include ‘Rum and Vodka (Fly by Night Theatre Co,, Dublin); The Good ‘Thief (Dublin These Festival; Stewart Parker Awatd); This Lime Tree Bower (Fly by Night Theat Co. and Bush Theatre, London: Meyer-Whitworth Award); Si Nicholas (Bush Theatre snd Primary Stages, New York), The Weir (Royal Court, London, Duke of York's, West End and Walter Kerr Theatre, New York; Laurence Oliver, Evening Standard, Cites’ Citce, George Devine Awards; Dublin Caro (Royal Cour and Atlante “Theater, New York); Port Authority Ambassadors Theatre, Wes, End, Gate Theatre, Dublin and Atlantic Theater, New York; ‘Shining City (Royal Cour, Gate Theat, Dublin and Manhattan ‘Theatre Club, New York: Tony Award nomination for Best Ply), ‘The Seafarer National Theatre, London, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Booth Theater, New York; Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Tony Award nominations for Best Play); The Veil (National Theare; The Night Alive (Donmar Warehouse, London snd Allan Theater, New York) and Girl rom the North Country with music and yes by Bob Dylan (Old Vie, London, West End, Public Theater and Broadwa). Theatre adapatons include Daphne do Maui's The iris (Gate Theatre, Dublin and Guthrie Theater. Minneapolis), August Stindberg's The Dance of ‘Death (Donmar at Trafalgar Staios) and Franz Xaver Kroet’s The Nes (Young Vie, London. ‘Work forte cinema includes Went Dov, Salowater, Samuel Beciet’s Endgame, The Actors, The Eclipse and Strangers. His ‘work for television includes an adaptation of John Banvill's Elegy for April forthe BBC, and the original television deama Paula for BCD, ‘A0vads for his screenwriting includ thre Best Sereenplay Awards fom the lish Film and Television Academy, Spanish Cinema Writers Circle Best Screenplay Award; the CICAE but we'll make it perfect for you. I'm sony Papa dagaed you out. This tea is cold ASTROV. I's alright. 'm too ho today anyway ‘TELEGIN. You see what's happened is He faffs about with the hot water, tapping it and ing the lid. 11's quite clear ~ there hasbeen a significant deceit temperature inthe water. \VANYA. Oh, you think that’s what’ happened? Tals, Wales | | acTONE 19 e 1e hot water approaches SE ea fr you? It's not [van Ivar sig ya ft'ch, f'ya fl’ch Telegin. or as sae ics ge oun of my periodic Bouts face Wales oar jon’t mind answering to this or that ee: ve ca dese cal me By someting I 2080 a " iene oo oe etm ane on ay fe une Sed have been repeatedly introduced ap Tectuaty tive /ith you. In this house, You may even ae nated me dng wi you everyday? Tree Ca ne aspat A mee atta eau e VANYA. No, nicely handled, Waltles. You tll her. ‘YELENA smiles at VANYA, YELENA. N SONYA (embracing TELEGIN). My godfather {1'ya {ch is our ock, our support and our right-hand man. Isnt that right? TELEGIN. I'm... yes -MARIYA comes out to the veranda to take a break. Her dress sa lttle more modern, or bohemian, than the others. ‘She carries a elgarette holder. SONYA ((o TELEGIN), Let me get you something nice. (To MARIYA, Tea, Grandmaman? Is cold V'm alr, MARIYA. I'm fine, thank you, my dear. Dr Astrov! No one told ‘me you were here! How are you? ASTROV. Very well, Mariya Vasilievna, all fi MARIYA. Wel, thank you~ since the professor retired Ine. How are you? ‘ironically we are busier than ever 20 UNCLE VANYA ASTROV. Yes, Vanya told me! -MARIVA. Now tht e's o longer aching he aw ‘mor time fo writ, s0 we're never fisted tage reading roofs— we hal stop fora moment on SONYA. What’ the mater, Grandmaman? MARIVA.Oh Yelena... Sonya. alow on ist him ow at hes wg meant Alesandre~ (To ASTROV) the profes Pavel Alksovieh's new papier oy hark = my memory seagoing \VANYA. What? Dea Godin sven wil smb something! Alert the professor! There's pamphlet ne scullery! hat inept ton MARIVA. Yes yes, sarcasm, of course, Jean ery clever (To ASTRON) The professor has been wating speialy for this pamphlet. ASTROV. It mus be very interesting [MARIVA, What's very teresting is that Me Aeksevich hs suddenly more or Tes refuted al he postions be has held forthe last ewenty years ~ which ofcourse has gave implications forthe professor's most recent essays which have only jst boen published and may well be juts ‘quickly ut of date! VANYA. Oh... who cares, Mamat Really! MARIYA. What do you mean who cares? \VANYA. Just relax and be quiet, and dink your te. MARIYA. Don’t tell me tobe quit 1 alk if want, \VANYA. There's too much talk! And talk and talk You've be talking and reading bloody pamphlets forthe las ity yea! And wht good his it done anyone? MARIA, What good bas it done?! \VANYA. So just give ita rest. (Bea) That's all sy acroxe 2 on the vee saying, You were AIeeP We ago! Dont siden I row some respect 1 YOU! rst met lo aig Yo ero me ik at i Rt se meu woul even speak Is mate men was coe Et YOU NP aes sepe all up Tell ws al Kec ar You sii cue ight. Upset 35am ll you do now i cause py. What's wrong with aaivos_— Its always been Tet to me to cheer everybody VANYA. Yes Ht alas ter veo Wayne toy exhausting, Wet eri Weaescven no And Tm. “astROV (dup). Foy-seven? ZA. Yes forty-seven! And I'm too long in she tooth 0 £0 “Ant Tessor's pamphlets and all yA fooling myself thatthe professors ‘round og and working to make Sure he can Keep churning

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