Vanya + Vanya: Two Plays (Cast 01)
| dc.contributor.advisor | Sumit | |
| dc.contributor.author | Engineer, Rahman | |
| dc.contributor.illustrator | Chekhov, Anton; Barker, Howard | |
| dc.contributor.other | Translation (Howard Barker's Uncle Vanya): Sunil Vana; Production Design: Hriturekha Nath; Lighting Design: Sumit; Music & Sound Design: Dipu Rabha & Mukunda; Sound Execution: Keerthimith Vishal; Stage Manager: Rita Priyanka; Assisted by: Gagan R. Gogoi. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-15T08:59:05Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-11-15 | |
| dc.description | Vanya + Vanya: Two Plays is a comparative theatrical production that brings together two distinct interpretations of Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov's 1897 realist classic and Howard Barker's 1993 contemporary adaptation. While Chekhov's version portrays the quiet frustrations, unrealized dreams, and emotional conflicts of a family living on a rural estate, Barker reimagines the same narrative with a bold, psychological, and provocative theatrical style. By presenting both plays within a single production, Vanya + Vanya highlights how dramatic texts can evolve across time, reflecting changing artistic perspectives and cultural contexts. The production explores universal themes of love, sacrifice, ambition, loneliness, desire, and the search for meaning, while encouraging audiences to examine the enduring relevance of Chekhov's work through the lens of modern theatre. Presented by the Third Year Students of the National School of Drama, the production also serves as an academic exercise in adaptation, performance, and theatrical interpretation. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Vanya + Vanya: Two Plays is a comparative theatrical production that presents Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya alongside Howard Barker's reinterpretation of the same classic. Directed by Rahman Engineer, the production examines how a timeless dramatic work can be reimagined through different theatrical styles and historical contexts. By juxtaposing realism with a modern interpretive approach, the performance explores themes of unfulfilled ambition, family relationships, desire, isolation, and the changing nature of dramatic expression. The production serves as both an artistic performance and an academic study in adaptation, interpretation, and contemporary theatre practice. | |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Presented by the Third Year Students of the National School of Drama, New Delhi. Directed by Rahman Engineer with assistance from Sumit. Based on Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov and Howard Barker's adaptation, translated by Sunil Vana. Production features contributions from Hriturekha Nath (Production Design), Sumit (Lighting Design), Dipu Rabha and Mukunda (Music & Sound Design), Keerthimith Vishal (Sound Execution), Rita Priyanka (Stage Manager), and Gagan R. Gogoi (Poster & Brochure Design), along with an ensemble cast as part of the National School of Drama's academic theatre training programme. | |
| dc.format.extent | 2:14 hour | |
| dc.format.medium | mp4 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | National School of Drama. (2025, November 18–23). Vanya + Vanya: Two Plays [Student production]. National School of Drama, New Delhi. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.rangabhilekh.in/handle/123456789/141 | |
| dc.language.iso | hi | |
| dc.publisher | National School of Drama, New Delhi | |
| dc.subject | Vanya + Vanya | |
| dc.subject | Uncle Vanya | |
| dc.subject | Anton Chekhov | |
| dc.subject | Howard Barker | |
| dc.subject | Rahman Engineer | |
| dc.subject | Third Year Students | |
| dc.subject | Comparative theatre | |
| dc.subject | Russian drama | |
| dc.subject | Contemporary adaptation | |
| dc.subject | National School of Drama. | |
| dc.title | Vanya + Vanya: Two Plays (Cast 01) | |
| dc.type | Video |
