Eamon Flack and Belvoir St Theatre are bringing the Anton Chekhov-adapted four-act drama Ivanov to the stage this September.

Adapting this great black comedy for an Australian context has long been an ambition for Flack, and it’s come at a pertinent time.

“I’ve wanted to do this play for a very long time,” said Flack. “It will be great joy to work this cast on this beautiful and very funny play that is, strangely, a very natural critique of Australia today.”

Featuring John Bell, Fayassal Bazzi (The Government Inspector), Blazey Best (Medea) and Airlie Dodds (The Bleeding Tree), this adaptation will take Chekhov’s ideas of idiocy, meanness and the pursuit of happiness and align them with current Australia.

Ivanov runs from Saturday September 19 to Sunday November 1. Tickets and more information from the theatre website.

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