Joel Joan stars in this monologue directed by Nelson Valente, revisiting Chekhov’s classic.
Vania is a reimagining of Anton Chekhov’s masterful play Uncle Vanya (1897), presented in a monologue format. Simon Stephens offers a contemporary reinterpretation of Chekhov’s text, set in the present day and outside the context of Tsarist Russia.
Vania is a mosaic of different characters bound to a country estate far from the big city, where eight people spend what is likely to be their last summer there.
As with other Chekhovian classics, what truly matters is not the plot or storyline, but the inner life of the characters—their emotiona
Original title: Vània
Playwright: Simon Stephens
Translation: Joan Sellent
Direction: Nelson Valente
Cast
Joel Joan
Set and costume design: Albert Pascual
Sound Design: Nacho López
Lighting Design: David Bofarull
Production management: Núria Costas
Assistant director: Sergi Manel Alonso
Stage management: Maddi Zamalloa
Head technicians of the venue: Sergio Lobaco and Raúl Martínez
Marketing and communication: Teatre Romea
Photographic report: David Ruano
With the support of the Barcelona City Council, ICEC – Catalan Institute for Cultural Companies, Government of Catalonia, INAEM, European Union (Next Generation EU Fund), Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, and Next Generation Catalonia.
A co-production by ARRISKA and Teatre Romea