Uncle Vanya

Originally published in 1899, "e;Uncle Vanya"e; is widely considered one of Chekhov's most important plays. Essentially a reworking of an earlier Chekhov play, "e;The Wood Demon"e;, the mood of Uncle Vanya is chiefly melancholic as the characters examine their respective miseries and failures in their lives to accomplish that which they might have hoped to. A classic tragicomedy, "e;Uncle Vanya"e; saw its first major performance in 1900 and has been praised as one of Chekhov's most important dramatic works ever since.