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 : Produced in English by the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Company]], directed by [[Robert Mohr]] opening 26 May (designs by [[Fred Abrahamse]]) with [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Zoë Randall]], [[Richard Haines]], [[Ron Smerczak]], [[James Irwin]], [[Rosalie van der Gucht]], [[Stephen Gurney]].
-: A production directed by [[Richard Haines]] starring [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Charlotte Butler]] and [[Jacqui Singer]].
+/6?: A production directed by [[Richard Haines]] starring [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[James Borthwick]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Charlotte Butler]] and [[Jacqui Singer]].
 : The Christopher Hampton version presented by [[University of Cape Town Drama Department|UCT Drama Department]] in the [[Nico Arena]], first performance 25 August 1993. Directed by [[David Haynes]], designed by [[Ann Sharfman]]. The cast were [[Oscar Petersen]], [[Lisa van Zyl]], [[Alex Ferns]], [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[Heinrich Reisenhofer]], [[Jaci Smith]], [[Duncan Lawson]], [[Lucinda Hooley]], [[Jean Marais]].

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
 The play has been translated into many languages and in many versions.
 First translated into [[Afrikaans]] circa 1930  simply as  ''[[Wania]]'' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.

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	Later translated as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[Karel Schoeman]] (1939-2017). Published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1968.		Later translated as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[Karel Schoeman]] (1939-2017). Published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1968.
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	The play has also seen a number of adaptations for stage and film, as well of many parodies. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya#Productions)		The play has also seen a number of adaptations for stage and film, as well of many parodies. (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya#Productions)

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 : Produced in English by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]] for the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, 16 to 23 November, starring [[Sandy Bicket]], [[Frumilla North]], [[Jeanne Wennberg]], [[Hilda Harvey]], [[Robert Mohr]], [[Paul Malherbe]], [[Winston Swanson]], [[Lily-Jean Satusky]] and [[Frank Lazarus]].
-: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (in  the [[Karel Schoeman|Schoeman]] translation)  by [[PACT]] in a triple bill, directed by Robin Mohr, together with ''[[Uit Die Oude Doos|Uit de oude doos]]'' by [[Melt Brink]] and ''[[Die Paradysboot]]'' by Karl Wittinger. In the ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' production the cast was: [[Carel Trichardt]] (Aleksander), [[Wilna Snyman]] (Jeljena), [[Marga van Rooy]] (Sofja), [[Kita Redelinghuys]] (Marija), [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Iwan), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Michail), [[James Norval]] (Ilja), [[Sandra Kotze]] (Marina) and [[Johan Bernard|Johann Bernard]] (Jeffim). This production also played in Windhoek under the auspices of [[SWAPAC]], opening on 5 April.
+: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' (in  the [[Karel Schoeman|Schoeman]] translation)  by [[PACT]] in a triple bill, directed by [[Robert Mohr]], together with ''[[Uit Die Oude Doos|Uit de oude doos]]'' by [[Melt Brink]] and ''[[Die Paradysboot]]'' by Karl Wittinger. In the ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' production the cast was: [[Carel Trichardt]] (Aleksander), [[Wilna Snyman]] (Jeljena), [[Marga van Rooy]] (Sofja), [[Kita Redelinghuys]] (Marija), [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Iwan), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Michail), [[James Norval]] (Ilja), [[Sandra Kotze]] (Marina) and [[Johan Bernard|Johann Bernard]] (Jeffim). This production also played in Windhoek under the auspices of [[SWAPAC]], opening on 5 April.
 : Staged as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in February 1972, directed by [[Nicholas Wright]] (assisted by [[Mees Xteen]]), with [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Sandra Kotzé]], [[Carel Trichardt]], [[Petru Wessels]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Mees Xteen]] and [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]]. Decor by [[Bill Smuts]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]]. This production was also presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, from 23 February 1972.

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 ==The original text==
-First published 1897, produced 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Constantin Stanislavski (1863–1938)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavsky].
+First published 1897, produced 1899 by the Moscow Art Theatre, directed by Konstantin Stanislavski (1863–1938)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavsky].
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First [[Afrikaans]] production produced as ''[[Wania]]'' by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.
+: First [[Afrikaans]] production produced as ''[[Wania]]'' by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] (1898-1934) in 1930.
 : Produced in English by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]] for the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, 16 to 23 November, starring [[Sandy Bicket]], [[Frumilla North]], [[Jeanne Wennberg]], [[Hilda Harvey]], [[Robert Mohr]], [[Paul Malherbe]], [[Winston Swanson]], [[Lily-Jean Satusky]] and [[Frank Lazarus]].

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	First translated into [[Afrikaans]] circa 1930 simply as ''[[Wania]]'' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.		First translated into [[Afrikaans]] circa 1930 simply as ''[[Wania]]'' and produced by [[Jean Plaat-Stultjes]] in 1930.

−	Later translated as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[Karel Schoeman]]. Published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1968.	+	Later translated as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[Karel Schoeman]] (1939-2017). Published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1968.

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 Later translated as ''[[Oom Wanja]]'' by [[Karel Schoeman]]. Published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1968.
-The play has also seen a number of adaptations, among them English versions by Christopher Hampton [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Hampton] (from a translation into English by Nina Froud), and one by Alan Ayckbourn, who reset it in the 1930s Lake District and renamed it ''[[Dear Uncle]]''[].
 In 2014 a Jewish Theater Company performed a modern adaption entitled ''[[TuBishVanya]]'', that incorporated Jewish and environmental themes.