Written by
Anton Chekov (Untitled First Play) adapted by Michael Frayn
Directed by Christopher Morahan
Ian McKellen in the role of Michael Platonov
Lyttelton, London
19 July 1984
Society of West End Theatres (SWET) - Best Actor in a Revival
CAST
Dr Triletzky | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Karl Johnson |
Yakov | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Peter Dineen |
Maids | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Kate Gielgud, Annabel Petrie |
Anna Petrovna | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Charlotte Cornwell |
Porfiry Semyonovich Glagolyev | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Basil Henson |
Sergey | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Nicholas Jones |
Colonel Triletzky | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Brewster Mason |
Sofya | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Elizabeth Garvie |
Vasily | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Peter Gordon |
Marko | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Anthony Douse |
Marya Yefimovna Grekova | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Abigail McKern |
Platonov | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Ian McKellen |
Sasha | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Heather Tobias |
Gerasim Kuzmich Petrin | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Gertan Klauber |
Osip | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Roger Lloyd Pack |
Peasants | . . . . . . . . . . . . | Lewis George, Matthew Green |
OTHER CREDITS
Settings: John Gunter; Costumes: Deidre Clancy; Music: Dominic Muldowney; Lighting: Robert Bryan