Uncle Vanya tender, sweet as a caress…. You've had no joy in your life; but wait, Uncle Vanya, wait…. We shall rest." Although the play had previous small runs in provincial theatres in 1898, its metropolitan première took place on at the Moscow Art Theatre. Constantin Stanislavski played the role of Astrov while Chekhov's future wife Olga Knipper played Yelena. The initial reviews were favourable yet pointed to defects in both the play and the acting. As the staging and the acting improved over successive performances, however, and as "the public understood better its inner meaning and nuances of feeling," the reviews
Cherry Orchard Road Cherry Orchard Road Cherry Orchard Road is a road and building development in East Croydon, London. The street is part of the longer A222 road for all of its length. This road carries on to Old Bexley and passes a major junction with the A20 dual-carriageway to Central London and Dover, and the A21 road with connections with Hastings and Lewisham. The road joins Addiscombe with East Croydon, and is a vital link to the major transport interchange of East Croydon station where there are main line and tram services on all routes. The station provides main line services from