![]() ![]() Meanwhile, Lyonya's sister has feelings for 'Fedya' the son of 'Godfather', a land owner who is a great friend of the professor's. In the meantinme, 'Sonya' is being pested by 'Lyonya', a wealthy neighbour who is rather dull. However, he does not desire Yelena, instead he desires 'Sonya', Yelena's step daughter! To make matters worse she has desires on a young landowner, nicknamed the 'The Wood Demon ', a liberal, who has a degree in medicine, but who hates the aristocrats and fights to save the trees and country side from being destroyed. ![]() ![]() Yelena no longer loves him, but feels trapped with nowhere to go. The professor moans a lot about his health and his age and is quite boring. There is 'Sasha' a retired professor who is married to his second and much younger wife 'Yelena'. This entwined story concerns many characters, which is very complex to write down, but here goes. However it is thought he used this play has a kind of blueprint for the later 'Uncle Vanya'. Chekhov himself is reported to have not liked the play and thus banned it from being produced again. This is Chekhov's second full length play, after 'Ivanov', and was not very successful when first performed. ![]() Written in 1889, the play is only now receiving its West End debut. ![]()
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